Iran war overshadows Trump's China visit
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Before leaving Washington on Tuesday, the president reiterated threats to decimate Iran if it doesn’t agree to a deal to resolve the conflict.
US President Donald Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping discussed the war in the Middle East, the Ukraine conflict and issues on the Korean Peninsula when they met in Beijing today, the Chinese government says.
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China asks Pakistan to boost Middle East mediation effortsPublished on: May 13, 2026 3:00 PM
Pakistan, May 13 -- China has urged Pakistan to play a bigger diplomatic role and mediation efforts in easing tensions between Iran and the United States and helping address issues surrounding the Strait of Hormuz,
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China's role in the Middle East
I write this as Donald Trump is preparing for his visit to Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping. He is set to meet the Chinese leader on May 14 for a two-day session. I will follow up with another article when the talks have taken place and the two sides have reported on their impressions of what was achieved.
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A visit to Beijing by Iran’s top diplomat – days before US President Donald Trump is set to travel to the Chinese capital – has turned up the spotlight on a key question: can China take on the role of peace broker in US-Iran conflict?
Chinese imports of the main raw material for aluminum jumped to a two-year high in March, as cargoes bound for smelters in the Middle East were rerouted to the world’s biggest producer.
China boosted U.S. ethane imports to all-time highs in April to capitalise on strong petrochemical margins as the supply of other feedstocks from the Middle East was disrupted by the Iran war, according to traders,
The cyberthreat group targets an Azerbaijani oil-and-gas firm with repeated attack, as the China-linked actors extend targeting beyond hotels and telcos.