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China supports Iran in the fight against Israel, and Beijing’s position is more from Beijing is stronger and stranger than ever. Syria, on the other hand, is strangely silent…
Beijing took a clear position on the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel.
According to Saturday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of ChinaWang Yi He told his Israeli counterpart in a telephone call, that Israel’s attacks against Iran were “Unacceptable” and a “violation of international law”.
Wang offered support to his Iranian counterpart to “sovereignty Iran’s national, defend their legitimate rights and interests, and ensure the safety of their people, ”says Foreign Policy.
On Tuesday, Chinese president, Xi Jinping reinforced this position in a statement quoted by the agency.
A Chinese answer to conflict Started on the 13th, with Iran is stronger and direct than your reaction to the change of missiles between Iran and Israel in the past fall.
To China mobilized its diplomatic resourcesincluding the issuance of a Condemnation of the last attacks of Israel by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (OCX), of which Iran is a member.
This position originated a rebuke of Indiaa member of OCX with strong Commercial weaponry ties with Israelwhich was not consulted on the statement.
Iran has approached China in recent years. The two countries regularly cooperate in military exercises and signed a cooperation agreement Economic, Military and Safety em 2021.
More than 90 % of Iranian oil exports go to China – through a system that Contracts Banks and Transport Services Westerners and transactions in Yuan, To avoid activating sanctions.
If Israel is successful disturb the Iran’s oil industrycan be Painful for ChinaBut Iran is just the sixth largest Supplier of Beijing, which may be able to absorb the coup, says Foreign Policy.
Beijing is unlikely to provide Iran Something more than rhetorical supportdespite its strong statement: China has little desire to be dragged For Middle East affairs, being more concerned with their trade war with the United States.
Sine-Israelite relations were cooling during the war between Israel and Hamas, both due to Pró-Pastinian position of China as by the outbreaks of Chinese internet anti -Semitism.
For China, a advantage of conflict It could be to open new markets for your defense technology.
Recently, Pakistan exceeded expectationIn its recent skirmish with India – a success attributed largely to its use of Chinese systems: the first time in this conflict, and the mostly Chinese air defense system.
China was once a Great Iran’s Armament Partnerbut the two countries have not signed new agreements since 2005. This can now change.
Unlike China, Syria has not yet expressed any position In the conflict between Israel and Iran – and its seemingly strange silence, while other Arab states condemn the Israelites, It is becoming deafeningnote or.
Syria was once one of closest allies of the Islamic Republicbut the new government does not forgive the Iranians the Temerão’s support for Assad’s regimeand committed to not allow attacks on Israel from its territory.
