China is 'highly exposed to the current instability in the Middle East.'
conflict in the Middle EastChina "is highly exposed to the current instability in the Middle East, especially if it escalates," Philip Andrews-Speed, a specialist in China's oil policies at the National University of Singapore,"China's economic interests in the region are primarily focused on energy supplies from the Gulf," as well as digital connectivity and infrastructure deals in several countries, Jean-Loup Samaan, a senior research fellow at the National...
"Those interests would get hurt if the conflict escalates with Iran and challenges the stability of maritime waters in the Persian Gulf," he said.he supports the BRI and wants to see closer cooperation with China, in a speech during his visit to Beijing in March.
China has significant sway in Iran, and could lean on Tehran to pressure Hamas to make concessions. But Beijing so far hasn't indicated it is willing to spend its diplomatic capital to resolve the current conflict. "China under Xi wants to be respected and admired everywhere, including in the Middle East, but it is ultimately unwilling to do what it will take to resolve the really hard regional security issues," Steve Tsang, director of the SOAS China Institute in London,Share on facebook
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