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    Xi Jinping’s diplomatic vision: Beijing as global broker

    by Ann Scott Tyson Mar 16, 2023 4 minutes

    China’s successful brokering of a rapprochement between Middle East rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran is a milestone in a far grander plan, both to counter what Beijing views as U.S.-led containment and to reshape the world order to better serve its interests.

    In a bold departure from its trade-dominated policy in the oil-rich region, China entered the fray of Middle East peacemaking by mediating an accord – unveiled in Beijing on Friday – by which Iran and Saudi Arabia pledged to reestablish diplomatic ties and reopen embassies closed in 2016.

    China has a strong interest in advancing stability and influence in the region that supplies most of its crude

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