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Military officials have warned that the air superiority the US and its allies have enjoyed for decades may not be possible in ...
Israel urged China to use its economic and political sway to rein in Iran’s military and nuclear ambitions. “China is the ...
China called for a ceasefire. But despite its recent history of mediation in the region, its role was limited this time.
Trump’s leadership style evinced with the Middle East, at once volatile and commanding, could be both an obstacle and an ...
As an unprecedented Israeli attack on Iran last week sparks a spiraling conflict between the two enemy states, China has seen ...
Iran’s defense minister has traveled to diplomatic and economic ally China on his first reported trip abroad since a 12-day ...
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 will be forced to continue hedging its bets as it adjusts to a fundamentally changed Middle Eastern security outlook.
After Iran’s Parliament voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, Beijing’s foreign-affairs spokesperson stressed—in what looked ...
The Chinese navy surpassed the U.S. in ship count in 2020, netting 360 ships compared to 296 in U.S. fleets. China is also ...
The Power of Siberia 2 project has been stalled for years, but Beijing is growing concerned about the reliability of oil and ...
After a recent conflict exposed the weaknesses of its military and the unreliability of its Russian alliance, Iran is attempting to pivot towards China for advanced defense equipment, facing ...