'It’s been a very busy week for China’s President Xi Jinping and his Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
This morning, Xi met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, and then met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Tonight, we’re expecting Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, to arrive in China for a four-day meeting.
And of course, Wang Yi is meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. He also had a phone call with the Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar yesterday.
I think what this really speaks to is that many people around the world have been surprised that China has not played a more active role in the Iran war given that it has such strong ties with Tehran, including being Iran’s largest trading partner and buyer of crude oil.
But what China has been doing, besides calling for restraint and more negotiation, is taking advantage of this moment to really look at states that may be a little disenchanted with the US or looking to diversify away from reliance on Washington.
China has presented itself as the opposite of Washington – a reliable, stable and predictable partner. For a lot of states, that message really appeals.'
'It’s been a very busy week for China’s President Xi Jinping and his Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
This morning, Xi met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, and then met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Tonight, we’re expecting Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, to arrive in China for a four-day meeting.
And of course, Wang Yi is meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. He also had a phone call with the Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar yesterday.
I think what this really speaks to is that many people around the world have been surprised that China has not played a more active role in the Iran war given that it has such strong ties with Tehran, including being Iran’s largest trading partner and buyer of crude oil.
But what China has been doing, besides calling for restraint and more negotiation, is taking advantage of this moment to really look at states that may be a little disenchanted with the US or looking to diversify away from reliance on Washington.
China has presented itself as the opposite of Washington – a reliable, stable and predictable partner. For a lot of states, that message really appeals.'
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/14/iran-war-live-trump-claims-tehran-wants-a-deal-amid-us-blockade-of-hormuz
DEATH TO ATHEISTS WHO DENY ALLAH!
CONFISCATE THE WEALTH OF SOCIALISTS!
RESIST EUROPEAN IMPERIALISTS AND THEIR CANADIAN LAPDOGS!
EXPEL THE NEO-CONFEDERATES!
DOWN WITH KARL MARX! REVOLUTION DEPENDS ON AYN RAND THOUGHT!
TO REVOLT IS COMMON SENSE!
There's a fire in your laundry Gerald.
USA 🇺🇲 already doing more work than the PRC
Your pants are on fire!