After Iran’s parliament voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, Beijing’s foreign-affairs spokesperson stressed—in what looked ...

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“If the Middle East is unstable, the world will not be at peace,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said June 19. “If the conflict ...

Amid the Israeli and U.S. military strikes on Iran, China’s attempt to seize the moral high ground converges with its ...

China, heavily dependent on Middle East oil, has tried to cast itself as a peacemaker. But in the Israel-Iran war, Washington emerged as the real power broker.

China, which depends on Iran for oil and to counter American influence, has a lot to lose from a wider war. But there’s not ...

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While the U.S. openly threw its military heft behind Israel, Beijing’s support for Tehran appeared more nuanced, raising ...

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After President Donald Trump authorized a military strike at three of Iran's nuclear sites, Americans have many questions.

China is closely watching whether Israel and Iran can broker a ceasefire. Beijing gets much of its crude oil imports from Iran through a "dark fleet" of vessels to evade American sanctions.

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