-
Advertisement
Yang Xiaotong

Yang Xiaotong

Yang Xiaotong is an assistant researcher at a Beijing-based independent think tank, specialising in China-MENA relations. With a decade of firsthand experience of living in Oman and Saudi Arabia, he brings a unique Sino-Arab perspective to his analysis and has authored reports for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Middle Eastern affairs.
Yang Xiaotong is an assistant researcher at a Beijing-based independent think tank, specialising in China-MENA relations. With a decade of firsthand experience of living in Oman and Saudi Arabia, he brings a unique Sino-Arab perspective to his analysis and has authored reports for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Middle Eastern affairs.
Languages Spoken:
English

Opinion | How Saudi diplomacy is thwarting Trump’s desire for war with Iran

China helped broker a detente between Riyadh and Tehran in 2023, which has no doubt factored into Saudi Arabia’s stance on US-Iran tensions.

videocam
Related Topics
Middle EastChina technology