In the West Asia crisis, an opportunity for China

May 8, 2026

The US-Israeli war with Iran has done much more than destabilise West Asia, send oil, gas, and other prices surging, and disrupt the global economy.

Aware that Beijing’s economy faces slower growth and that the adventurism of Donald Trump in West Asia and Vladimir Putin in Ukraine have done them and their countries no favours, Chinese President Xi Jinping has avoided using America’s current distractions to take on new risks. (Reuters)
Aware that Beijing’s economy faces slower growth and that the adventurism of Donald Trump in West Asia and Vladimir Putin in Ukraine have done them and their countries no favours, Chinese President Xi Jinping has avoided using America’s current distractions to take on new risks.
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