WASHINGTON: China is stepping up its diplomacy on the Iran war, putting forward a five-point proposal with Pakistan, rallying support from Gulf countries and opposing a United Nations proposal to use any force necessary to open the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
It is China\u2019s latest push for a more prominent role in global affairs, though it may prove to be more rhetorical than substantive, with the US appearing uninterested in Beijing\u2019s efforts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe war with Iran is the priority of all countries in and outside the region,\u201d said Sun Yun, director of the China program at the Stimson Center, a Washington-based think tank. \u201cIt is an opportunity China will not miss to demonstrate its leadership and diplomatic initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n
Danny Russel, a former senior US diplomat, described China\u2019s diplomacy as \u201cperformative\u201d and compared the five-point proposal for ending the Iran war with its 12-point plan for Ukraine in 2023, which was \u201cfilled with platitudes but never acted on.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIts narrative is that while Washington is reckless, aggressive and heedless of the cost to others, China is a principled and responsible champion of peace,\u201d said Russel, a distinguished fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute. \u201cWhat we are seeing from China is messaging, not mediation.\u201d<\/p>\n
China has been working \u201ctirelessly for peace\u201d since the outbreak of the war, said Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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