Gone are the days when China could comfortably weave its diplomatic web across the Middle East under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action umbrella, with the US expected to pull out of the nuclear deal soon. Illustration: Craig Stephens Gone are the days when China could comfortably weave its diplomatic web across the Middle East under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action umbrella, with the US expected to pull out of the nuclear deal soon. Illustration: Craig Stephens
Gone are the days when China could comfortably weave its diplomatic web across the Middle East under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action umbrella, with the US expected to pull out of the nuclear deal soon. Illustration: Craig Stephens
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Why Iran nuclear deal fallout could scuttle China’s Middle East ambitions 

Emanuele Scimia says China has a big stake in ensuring that the Iran nuclear deal stays intact as its investment and influence in the Middle East grows

Topic |   Iran
Emanuele Scimia
Emanuele Scimia

Updated: 8:39pm, 9 May, 2018

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Gone are the days when China could comfortably weave its diplomatic web across the Middle East under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action umbrella, with the US expected to pull out of the nuclear deal soon. Illustration: Craig Stephens Gone are the days when China could comfortably weave its diplomatic web across the Middle East under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action umbrella, with the US expected to pull out of the nuclear deal soon. Illustration: Craig Stephens
Gone are the days when China could comfortably weave its diplomatic web across the Middle East under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action umbrella, with the US expected to pull out of the nuclear deal soon. Illustration: Craig Stephens
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