China should be alert to risk of US being drawn into war by allies, analyst says
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is seen to have brought ‘increased military conflicts and heightened uncertainty’
US officials have signalled that the operation was a one-off intervention and – hours after Iran launched a missile attack on a US base in Qatar – Trump announced an imminent ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
China, a key partner of Iran, condemned the American operation, saying it breached international law.
“Trump’s current term in office is not about establishing a new international order – it’s accelerating the deglobalisation trend that began during his previous presidency,” said Yan Xuetong, a foreign policy expert and international relations professor at Tsinghua University.
“The result is increased military conflicts and heightened uncertainty in the international community,” he said on Thursday during a press briefing on next week’s World Peace Forum in Beijing.