How China Could Emerge as an Unexpected Beneficiary From …
Dec 13, 2024 · By March 2023, China successfully brokered a deal ending the diplomatic isolation between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Despite the resumption of diplomatic relations, several obstacles remain. In...
China and Saudi Arabia: A Deepening Strategic Partnership
Jan 16, 2025 · One of the key countries with which China has strengthened its engagement is Saudi Arabia. The kingdom is an important regional power, with influence in the Arab-Islamic world as well as in the global energy market.
China and Syria announce 'strategic partnership' - Middle East Eye
Sep 23, 2023 · Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, announced on Friday that they would upgrade relations to a "strategic partnership".
China welcomes rapprochement between Saudi Arabia, Syria
Mar 24, 2023 · China on Friday welcomed Saudi Arabia and Syria to reopen embassies and expressed firm support to Arab states' strengthening of coordination and strategic independence, which sits in stark...
What the fall of the Assad regime really means for China
Dec 18, 2024 · Another reason that Assad’s survival seemed important to China was a recent increase in China-Syria bilateral engagement. In January 2022 , Assad announced that Syria had joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Post-Assad Syria: What It Means for China | Geopolitical Monitor
Dec 23, 2024 · More than a quarter of its oil comes from Saudi Arabia, followed by Iraq, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. Even in 2014, China scarcely relied on Syria as a source of oil.
Al-Assad’s fall in Syria: What’s at stake for China?
Dec 11, 2024 · As China hosted the 19th Asian Games in September last year, President Xi Jinping welcomed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad at a picturesque lakeside guesthouse in the eastern city of Hangzhou. By...
Unwavering Allies: The China-Syria Strategic Partnership – Analysis
Oct 30, 2023 · As the US-China trade war deepens, China wants to have a strong foothold in the region in the Shiite-majority states of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, but also Sunni states such as Saudi...
Syria Is Not One of China’s Strategic Priorities - The Diplomat
Dec 19, 2024 · It’s not that Syria is unimportant to China. However, performative politics have reinforced narratives that often overstate the country’s strategic significance to Beijing.
Assad's fall in Syria exposes limits of China's Middle East diplomacy
Dec 10, 2024 · Collapse of Assad regime impacts China's regional influence; China, like Syria, has relied on Iran and Russia's support on global stage; China seen cautious on recognising new Syrian...