China senses opportunity as U.S. targets Iran and Venezuela

“Outside a truly limited number of countries that occupy a strategic position in Chinese diplomacy, China is willing to provide economic and diplomatic support and sell weapons and train security forces,” Ghiselli stated. “Yet, when push comes to shove, Beijing will stand aside, never truly committed to the survival of any regime,” he added.

Andrea Ghiselli (Head of Research at ChinaMed; University of Exeter) and Théo Nencini (Research Fellow at ChinaMed; Sciences Po Grenoble) are quoted in an article by Simon Elegant and Huiyee Chiew for The Washington Post regarding recent political upheaval in Venezuela and Iran, which could possibily represent an opportunity for China.

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