China deliberately held back during the Iran Israel War
China deliberately held back during the Iran Israel War
weeks after his land was hit by waves of Israeli attacks and the USA bombed three of its most valuable nuclear institutions, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was in front of a meeting in China this week with a clear demand: The Shanghaier Cooperation Organization (SCO) supported by Beijing and Moscow should find a way to go to military aggression to react and to play a "central role" in coping with such threats, reported Iranian state media.
Iran's role in the SCO and geopolitical tensions
Together with Iran, China and Russia are also important members of this SCO, which politicians in Washington referred to as an “axis system” of authoritarian states-a growing anti-American alliance between Iran, North Korea, China and Russia. But Iran's proposal apparently did not receive the direct mandate of the group, which consists of ten members, including close partners such as China and Russia, but also rivals such as India and Pakistan. Araghchi indicated public disappointment that Beijing and Moscow did not actively intervene during the recent attacks on Iran.China's answer to international conflicts
In a meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tianjin, Araghchi thanked China's "valuable support". Iran previously experienced Iran at a Brics summit, another group supported by China and Russia, hardly more than a explanation on "serious concern about deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear institutions". This explanation "convicted" the attacks, but did not directly name Israel or the USA.
China's security policy vision
The propaganda machine of the ruling Communist Party of China has long criticized America's “hegemony” and the “arbitrary commitment” of violence and gave examples of US engagement in conflicts in recent decades. The tensions with Washington about trade and technology make this message all the more important, since it now needs more friends.
The Chinese aggressiveness to enforce controversy claims in the South China Sea, the military intimidation of Taiwan and the increasing influence of its expanding navy have triggered concern among the neighbors and drove Washington's urgent warnings to his allies not to get too closely with China. Beijing described the US tactics as "hypocrisy" and presented its vision for a global security system.
limited influences in China in the Iran conflict
experts argue that China's obvious lack of a role also shows in the conveying of the conflict between Israel and Iran that it has limited influence in the region. William Figueroa, an expert in the relationships between China and Iran, said that China was willing to convey, but had little military capacities to play a role in the region.
In contrast to the United States that provide considerable military resources to support their interests in the Middle East, China's military presence is limited to a naval base in Djibouti in East Africa. China's only military alliance consists in a historical connection to the neighbor North Korea.China's economic interests in the Middle East
Even in relation to Russia, China's closest international partner, Beijing carefully and avoids large -scale military support for Moscow War in Ukraine. Instead, China buys Russian oil and delivers dual-use goods. This support, along with direct military backing from Iran and North Korea for Russia's war, triggered concern in the West about emerging coordination among the members of this so-called anti-American "axis".
But the latest attacks on Iran show that the "axis system" could be susceptible. While Israeli and American bombs rain on Iran, Russia and China seemed to be more interested in their own interests instead of supporting Iran materially or moving Israel and the USA to stop the fights.
consequences for the future of relationships between China and Iran
The real examination of relationships between China and Iran will likely be what happens next. Brian Hart emphasized that the current events show that there are limits to what China is willing to do with regard to direct intervention in military conflicts. Nevertheless, it is "too early to write down China's support for Iran". China's model for Russia could also expand to his relationships with Iran, while it is striving to keep the Tehran government in power.
While China may become more skeptical of Iran as a strong partner in the region, the basic dynamics between the countries remain unchanged: it combines an "alignment of complaints" against the West, but there are "very different views" about how the global rules should be redesigned in order to address them. What Beijing needs in the Middle East are stable economic conditions, and Iran does not necessarily offer the support that is needed.
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