China Steps In as Mediator in US-Iran Conflict, Balancing Energy and Economy
China, Tehran's biggest trade partner, was likely a major guiding force behind the two-week ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran. According to US President Donald Trump, it was Beijing that helped get Tehran to the negotiating table.
"I hear yes," the US President told news agency AFP when asked if China was involved in getting Tehran to negotiate on a truce.
For Beijing, there is an incentive to see the war subside before Trump travels to China in mid-May to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. Citing demands of the war, Trump has been postponing his China trip, initially set for the end of March.
