Xi Distances China From Iran as Trump Summit Looms
China kept the meeting low profile as it sought to preserve ties with Tehran while avoiding any public alignment before Xi’s planned talks with Trump.
- On Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a brief, low-profile meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan.
- This muted encounter signals Beijing's calibrated approach toward Tehran, as President Xi seeks to preserve strategic ties without appearing to side with Iran ahead of his planned Washington visit.
- While Chinese state media gave extensive coverage to Xi's encounters with other leaders, the People's Daily made no mention of the meeting with Pezeshkian, unlike Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who published photos.
- Han Shen Lin, managing director for Greater China at the Asia Group, said "Xi is keeping Iran at arm's length publicly while still maintaining contact privately." The meeting focused on bilateral ties.
- China's exports swelled its trade surplus to a record $1.2 trillion last year, a central irritant in U.S.-China relations, as Beijing and Washington are "maximizing leverage" ahead of Xi's planned summit with President Trump.
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Xi Jinping Gives Iran President Cold Reception at Shanghai Cooperation Org Summit
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who is subservient to missing "supreme leader" Mojtaba Khamenei, held an expected, but apparently brief, meeting with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Tuesday, one that state media coverage suggests Xi had little interest in holding. The post Xi Jinping Gives Iran President Cold Reception at Shanghai Cooperation Org Summit appeared first on Breitbart.
China’s Xi keeps Iranian president at arm’s length weeks ahead of Trump summit – Ya Libnan
China’s President Xi Jinping gave his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian a brief, low-profile audience at a regional security summit, signaling Beijing’s calibrated approach toward Tehran just weeks ahead of Xi’s planned trip to Washington. The two leaders met for several minutes on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, according to Iranian […]
Iran has stated that claims that China has set "certain conditions" for improving relations and reciprocal visits with the Tehran administration are untrue.
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