US strikes on #Iran bring #China and #Russia even closer together, according to Bloomberg For Xi Jinping, this is a matter of energy security: China receives about 13.4% of its seaborne oil from Iran, and the US strikes put these supplies at ris...
...Amid the escalation, #Moscow and Beijing simultaneously requested an urgent UN Security Council meeting on Iran. However, the agency does not expect a sharp confrontation between Beijing and the US over Iran. The reason is preparations for the March meeting between Xi and #Trump and the desire to maintain the trade truce. According to Bloomberg, Xi's "calibrated style" could stabilize the summit and keep US #tariffs low, as well as guarantee the supply of Chinese critical minerals to Ameri...
...Amid the escalation, #Moscow and Beijing simultaneously requested an urgent UN Security Council meeting on Iran. However, the agency does not expect a sharp confrontation between Beijing and the US over Iran. The reason is preparations for the March meeting between Xi and #Trump and the desire to maintain the trade truce. According to Bloomberg, Xi's "calibrated style" could stabilize the summit and keep US #tariffs low, as well as guarantee the supply of Chinese critical minerals to Ameri...