A newspaper explained New York Times In a report, the American, with the escalation of talking about the possibility of US military intervention in Iran alongside Israel, began to become clear that China’s ability to influence the Middle East remains limited, despite its attempts to play the role of the great power of the United States in the region.
The report – which is written by David Pearson, Keith Bradshar and Berry Wang – added that China will lose a lot of conflict outside control, as half of its oil imports passes from Hormuz Strait On the southern coast of Iran, as Beijing has long relied on Tehran, to resist American influence.
He continued, despite these strategic interests, it is unlikely that China will defend Iran militarily, especially if the United States participates in the war.
Calm support
The report quoted Zach Cooper, a senior colleague at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington: “The fact that China does not have the actual ability to enter its forces to protect Iranian facilities. What you prefer is to provide material and symbolic support, and perhaps some humanitarian aid quietly. “
However, in their report, the book affirmed that China wants to have stability in the Middle East, but at the same time it may benefit if the United States is involved in a long war there, which may spend American forces, ships and military resources from Asia.
The report added that Trump’s decision to strike Iran will provide China with lessons that may constitute its geopolitical strategy, as Beijing will try to understand Trump’s approach to foreign policy and his willingness to use force. This may affect its evaluation of the possibility of Washington’s intervention to defend Taiwan if China decides to invade it.
Julian Giorez, a former Chinese policy official, said in White House And the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the administration of the president جهنيThe newspaper, “Bijin is trying quickly to catch up with the developments of events, and it focuses on protecting its citizens and origins in the region more than any wide diplomatic initiative.”
The role of China in the Middle East was purely commercial and economical, and everyone is simply assumed that China will act to serve its own interests
The report also quoted Chu Chaoui, an expert The Middle East At the University of Economics and International Business in Beijing, China cannot grant Iran “unconditional protection” or confront the United States and Israel militarily, and added that Beijing can only exert pressure in UN Security CouncilWhere it has permanent membership.
According to the newspaper, China’s efforts, at least publicly focused on evacuating more than 1,000 of its citizens from Israel and Iran.
China’s conservative response is similar to its partner, Russia, which did not do more support data for Iran, explains the New York Times, explaining that this relative absence raises questions about the cohesion of what some of them call in Washington with the “axis of turmoil.”
This quadruple axis includes China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, which is united by the US -led global system.
Among these four countries – the New York Times report – alone China is deeply involved in the global economy, making it more vulnerable to any disturbance in the Middle East.
Hence, the high energy prices will be a great concern for Beijing, which is trying to revive its economy.
The report confirms that in addition to energy, Iran represents for China an important pivot point in the Middle East to enhance its interests and balance American influence, especially in light of the presence of tens of thousands of American soldiers in the region.
“Nobody says: we must contact Beijing and see what he can do here, because the role of China was purely commercial and economical.”.
She added, “Everyone” is simply assumed that China will act to serve its own interests. “