China has been Iran’s largest trade partner for a decade, with business and diplomatic ties so close that some US politicians have claimed that there’s a new ‘Axis of Evil 2.0’ created by the partnership of China, Iran and Russia.

Iran is part of the ‘Axis of Resistance’, and has been funding groups like Hamas and the Houthis. But how is China impacted by the actions of members of the ‘Axis of Resistance’? And how could this affect Beijing’s ties with the rest of the Middle East?

00:00 China’s huge presence in Iran
04:03 Hamas, Houthis, and more in Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’
06:13 ‘Axis of Evil 2.0: Reality or myth?

#china #gaza #palestine #middleeast #peace #houthi #usa #saudiarabia #iran

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About the show: Over the last twenty years, China’s influence in the Middle East has grown substantially. China has major economic partnerships with Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and also Israel.

How is the war in Gaza impacting these investments? Can China be a peace mediator between Israel and Hamas? And how do the current events in the Middle East impact great power competition between the United States and China?
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