China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, held a meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, on Wednesday. This is their first meeting since the Iran war, and it comes just days before President Donald Trump’s scheduled visit to Beijing.
According to the official statement, Araghchi would discuss bilateral ties and regional and global developments with Wang Yi.
Amir Handjani, a board member at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, called the China-Iran meeting “deeply strategic,” reported CNBC. Handjani said that Tehran and Beijing are “aligning their interests” as they prepare for Trump’s potential May summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Handjani also pointed out China’s stake in preserving stability in the Persian Gulf to secure uninterrupted trade and energy flows. China’s leadership aims to keep oil tankers moving and ensure continued trade from the Persian Gulf to Asian markets, he said.
Meanwhile, Danny Russel from the Asia Society Policy Institute said that for Tehran, the …
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