China’s Iran war strategy, Trump’s Hormuz ask: 7 global relations reads

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One.

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Photo: Reuters Allies of exiled Iranian royal Reza Pahlavi signalled a potential reset in Tehran’s ties with China and Russia, as the 65-year-old increasingly positioned himself as a central figure in Iran’s political future – a claim that contrasted with Washington’s more cautious stance.

Read the full story here. illustration: Henry Wong Beijing’s long-standing geopolitical playbook could see China emerge favourably from the Iran war, said economists, analysts and former US officials, as the conflict entered its fourth week with little end in sight and the US barrelling ahead.

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Photo: AFP EU lawmakers demanded to know whether the more than US$2.3 billion in European funds that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has poured into the Lobito Corridor is being funnelled towards Chinese state-owned companies.

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Photo: UK Ministy of Defence via Reuters US President Donald Trump urged other nations, including China, to deploy ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil supplies disrupted by the war in the Middle East.

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Photo: Reuters Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urged his Israeli counterpart to help bring about an immediate end to the war in Iran during a call in March, reportedly held at Israel’s request.

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Photo: Reuters There is little chance the US could bring China to the table on any nuclear arms control agreements in the short term, despite upcoming leaders’ meetings this year, experts said, as the Trump administration pushed for a trilateral deal including China after the previous US-Russia treaty expired in February.

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Photo: Shutterstock As China and the United States compete to shape the future of artificial intelligence, Africa’s rapidly expanding digital landscape is emerging as a new arena for their rivalry, far from the technology hubs of Silicon Valley or Shenzhen.

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