This week on Sinica, Kaiser welcomes Tuvia Gering of Israel's Institute of National Security Studies, where he focuses on China's relations with Israel and other countries of the Middle East. Tuvia breaks down the agreement to normalize relations between Riyadh and Tehran, which Beijing brokered during secret talks that were only revealed, along with the fruit they bore, on March 10.
6:05 – How was China able to broker the Saudi-Iran normalization?
17:00 – Notable commitments from Saudi, Iran, and China
25:01 – China’s non-energy interests in and engagement with the Middle East
29:03 – Reactions from world capitals
39:28 – Saudi’s balancing act between U.S. security partnership and engagement with China
49:52 – Implications for China as a mediator in Ukraine and other international conflict zones
52:44 – Overview of China-Israel relations
A complete transcript of this podcast is available at TheChinaProject.com.
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