A new China-Iran economic and military agreement and this fall's expiration of the global arms embargo on Iran could dramatically upend international relations by expanding China's global reach, empowering Iran to threaten America's regional allies, undercutting U.S. efforts to pressure both nations and further destabilizing the Middle East.
With its embrace of the Amman Message, China has succeeded in finishing what its economic investments began.
China and India clash amid simmering border tensions;
Scores of soldiers fell to their deaths as hundreds fought;
PLA warplanes enter Taiwan Strait;
U.S. to sanction Chinese officials connected to Xinjiang camps;
China's Zijin Mining to buy Guyana Goldfields for $238MM
Leading Russian Arctic scholar accused of spying for China;
Jakarta rejects Beijing's offer for South China Sea talks;
Zoom admits ending meetings at Beijing's behest;
Twitter suspends 170,000 China-linked false news accounts;
Myanmar's audit chief cautions his government against China's BRI
Moscow and Beijing face both challenges and opportunities in the “Post-Soviet Space.”