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Beijing scores diplomatic coup in the Middle East

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Published: March 13th, 2023,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Musaad bin Mohammed Al-Aiban (l.), Minister of State of Saudi Arabia, shakes hands with Admiral Ali Shamkhani (r.), Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. In the center rejoices China’s top diplomat Wang Yi.

China’s Ukraine peace plan was met with skepticism in the West in recent weeks. But in another part of the world, Beijing has now scored a diplomatic coup without question. 

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