Economy
China could have ended the war in the Middle East. These are the reasons it refrained
China is still far from entering the role that the US carried for decades. It prefers to stand aside in conflicts like the Iran war, even if it harms its economy.
· Source: The Marker. Photo as published in the article
Middle Eastern countries are frustrated with Xi Jinping, who rules China and has unique economic influence over the sides in the Iran war but refrains from applying pressure to stop it, while China prefers not to fill the role that the US carried.
According to reports, rulers of Middle Eastern countries are furious at US President Donald Trump, who together with Israel launched a war on the region without a serious plan for its end. They are also disappointed with China's ruler Xi Jinping, who failed to apply enough pressure to advance stopping the war, even though his country has unique economic influence on every side in the conflict. China prefers to stand aside in conflicts like the Iran war, even if it harms its economy, and is still far from entering the role that the US carried for decades.
