West Asia CHANGES Forever. The New China-Iran Relationship | Sheng Zhang
Today I speak again with Sheng Zhang, visiting fellow at Koç University’s Center for Asian Studies, on China’s changing view of Iran after the war, Beijing’s split between Iran and the Gulf states, military lessons from Iranian strategy, the Strait of Hormuz, Trump’s Beijing visit, and the wider message for US bases, trust, and power in West Asia and East Asia.Links:
Achilles’ Heel Self-Contradictions in the BRI’s Middle East Agendas Aggravate Limitations of the Iran-China Partnership
https://preprint.press.jhu.edu/anp/sites/default/files/Asian%20Perspective_preprint_Sheng%20Zhang_%28Spring%202026%29.pdf
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:20 China sees Iran in a new light
00:09:29 Iranian unity and wartime resolve
00:13:16 China between Iran and Gulf states
00:21:25 Military lessons from the Iran war
00:29:31 Hormuz shipping and China relations
00:36:33 China’s wider regional message
00:40:24 Trump in Beijing with no real deal
00:56:24 East Asia lessons on US bases
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