China won’t 'jeopardise' strategic partnership with Iran to help the US, analyst says

Mohamad Elmasry, media studies professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, says Washington understands it will not get much help on ending its war with Iran from China, which wants to keep strong ties with Tehran.

“I think China, while they are being hurt to some extent, is in a much better position than many other global players,” ElMasry told Al Jazeera, adding that Beijing has been able to find “workarounds” to the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

“More importantly, I don’t think the Chinese are willing to jeopardise the relationship that they have with Iran,” he said.

“They’re not allies per se, but it is a kind of strategic partnership,” he added.

“They see it is an important counterbalance to US hegemony in the region. And I don’t think they are willing to surrender the region to the US and Israel.”

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