Analysis
China leaps into Saudi-Iran diplomacy as nuclear talks move
Iranian official says next move on prisoner exchange depends on US.
China’s giant step in Middle East diplomacy
It’s hard to overstate the impact of resumed diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia — and that it was China that made it happen.
China has until now had a business- and energy-first approach to the Middle East, preferring to abstain from the diplomatic and security charge held, mostly unchallenged, by the United States.
Not anymore.
