China’s diplomatic and economic footprint in the Gulf region has expanded significantly in recent years, highlighted by its role in mediating diplomatic normalization between Saudi Arabia and Iran. However, the escalation of regional conflicts, including the war in Gaza and maritime disruptions in the Red Sea, has exposed the limits of Beijing’s strategic influence. While China continues to prioritize trade relations and energy security under its policy of non-interference, it remains reluctant to act as a security guarantor or actively intervene in regional military crises, leaving primary defense responsibilities to Western nations.
- China has expanded its influence in the Middle East primarily through trade partnerships, infrastructure investments, and high-profile diplomatic mediation.
- Despite its growing diplomatic presence, Beijing adheres strictly to a stance of non-interference regarding active military conflicts in the region.
- Recent maritime security threats in the Red Sea have highlighted China’s unwillingness to deploy naval forces to protect commercial shipping routes.
- Gulf nations continue to depend primarily on the United States and traditional Western allies for military support and hard security guarantees.
- Beijing’s core strategic focus in the Middle East remains centered on securing stable crude oil imports and expanding economic initiatives.
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😂😂😂😂 china will come to construction and making more money dear western media and why asking about china presence only ,why not Indian , Japanese ,UK , Germany who always making noise
China has deep and growing internal conflicts. Men can't afford to start families, some so overworked in the cities they commit sue a side or quit and move out to rural areas. A centralized State Capitalism will never exceed the productivity of a free market, even if it is in some way "crony".
Why does DW play dumb? Does China start this non sense in the middle east? whoever started this is responsible for all the consequences.
Something Something… Paper Tiger
Persians will always choose Western cultures over Chinese's, so no point to get involved. China also thrives under US establishment. Iran's oil makes up 15% of China's oil supply.
Glasserman is basically trying to shame China into getting as bogged down in this dumpster fire as America is and China's just like "Nah, I'm good, bro." 😆
Why do you people keep thinking China should be involved in solving these wars you cause?
The “distinguished fellow” guest uses a lot of clearly misplaced speculation—“assumptions about Beijing’s role in the Middle East” “the role China might play” etc. Sounds like the issue is with expectations of China, rather than China’s actions, or as the interviewer points out: “China has been publicly reasonable, anti-escalation, pro-ceasefire, critical of Israeli and US military actions. And like I say, this has been its consistent, it seems to have been its consistent approach to conflicts and disputes outside what it considers its sphere of influence. Sell things, develop the markets, stay out of their politics.”
China is smarter and superior. God bless China🙏🏻 China is the only solution to world peace
The so called China expert does not know Chinese history and their foreign policies 😂
Seriously?
😢 now we are trying to blame China for America’s imperialism and war creation?
When an enemy is self-destructing, why help?
They win by doing nothing.
The intro: "Chinas unwillingness to detain Iran"? Detain the victim to defend itself from being r*ped? So the government broadcast of an Imperialist Aggressor's Vassal has its agenda set straight from the get go…
China has had a massive impact by reducing its demand by 6million barrels per day.
Chinas has saved us form €200 a barrel.
As usual DW Propoganda and its anti China rhetoric.
China is the adult in the room.
The EU has been shown to be utterly irrelevant on the world stage.
This news agency is one of the most corrupt on the planet
China has always been profiting from others conflicts and even fueling it.
They are not interested in peace 🕊️
Are you not seeing pattern they do same thing they did with Ukraine they go to India and China to not buy Russian oil to get their win making a pitch that aggressor need to submit under economic pressure and they want the same thing but this time they want to favor the aggressor, so anything that benefits them they do it.
Trump is chinas best asset.
The Chinese love Trump and he is making chain no1 far quicker than was expected.
China doesn't deploy its army, if it wanted to test that there have been plenty of UN missions available to use for that. They offered for none. So the army is untested, their equipment also and from what i hear the airdefence Iran had from them failed its job. China may want a lot military wise, but they are much better of using what economic tools they have and not proving what their military can or more dangerously cannot do.
I think the west keep looking at China from a western perspective, and they never try to use a Chinese perspective. Xi Jinping has a mandate from his 1.4 bn people, to do well. He is not elected, but the Chinese people put their trust in him not to squander their hard work, and to give them a good life for their struggles. He is obviously feeling the weight of that trust, and doesn't want to take any risks by sending destroyers to far corners of the globe. What benefit is it to China to be best buddies with an oil nation that may well return to a desert when the oil runs out in 50 years?
China is winning without firing a single shot by keeping the U.S. bogged down in the Middle East and draining its arsenal. Without this war, the U.S. would already be pivoting to Asia. For China, this is a gift from heaven.
In any case, this war is only aimed at China… after all… China has Russia to rely on for support. It's the EU that will lose everything… the EU is the future Portugal of the 18th century.
Why you drag China that isn't WARMONGER 😂😂
The west trying all its cards to involve China in a war they are not interested in
don't Interrupt your enemy by making mistakes
Quiet poorly😂😂😂 this guest is studying mememe…
China will come soon, with cranes to rebuild!
Did China send you to go and kill the Iranian
people leader,, who are these so call journalist 🧐
Make no mistake, the source of chaos in the Middle East is Israel.
I laughed when the host said, taking a cynical view, I thought that's just the DW default.
Do you think Middle Eastern countries would hate the US for having so many military bases in their countries yet still being unable to protect them, or do they hate China, who's just a trading partner？The way Western media as you distorts reality like this just doesn't work anymore. these days.
Fools to think China can do anything good for the world
America is willing to support a war if it is in its own and/or Israel's interests.
America's military support for Israel and the Gulf nations are not equal.
America provides the most support for Israel (Tier 1), followed by Saudi Arabi and the UAE (Tier 2), and lastly, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman (Tier 3). So, the Gulf nations are "second and third class" partners.
America's 'war of choice' with Iran has also caused many Gulf nations to rightly question America's reliability and ability to defend them.
China is wise to not get involved in Trump's mess. Trump and America are just "looking for a fight".
I disagree. China's reluctance to use its military might be viewed as the more reasonable and peaceful country involved. They are standing by Iran. But they are staying out of the fight. If they were on the side of the United States, Iran would be sinking their ships also. Maybe the lesson people will take away from this war is that it's better not to go to war whenever possible. There was no real reason for us to go to war with Iran. And we have failed the Palestinian people by allowing Israel to use our weapons and resources to commit genocide against them.
So many chinese bots in comment section right after DW posting video with China as subject. If only China did put same effort into making their own people happy and not suppress them, maybe then they would not be driving over toddlers multiple times until they are flat and would not visit kindergartens with cleaver, maybe then they could be successful country and not just facade >D
Partnership with USA… Have he even looked at how USA is treating its allies?!?
Sadly I have to say that China is more stable, more reliable and lies A LOT less….
lol. China have nothing to do with this war.
With experts like those, you're better off not watching the news at all.
China : Do nothing
China : Win
China isn't on the sidelines
They just prefer to work in the shadows and be able to deny any involvement
I bet you that China is giving Iran plenty of equipment for the war
The fantasy of China's superpower still going on? What's next? Erdogan's empire?
Awful interview
china was only a story maker, doesnt do anything haha
They're probably building oil pipelines to Iran right now. Their missiles are reserves for the US.
Never interrupt your opponents when they are making mistakes.
Why stick your nose in when your enemies are bleeding? China will always come out to mop up and pick up the loose ends. See Iraq – 20 years after the bloody Iraq War, the #1 oil player by a large margin is China.
SILENCE CAN NOT BE MISS QUOTED BUT CAN ONLY BE MISS INTERPRETATION !
China's strategy is that when the US makes a mistake that would cost billions of dollars, it will not stop it, but China would have the last laugh 😂😂😂😂😂
this guy is Joker😂