China’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the ceasefire between Iran, Israel and the United States this week. Then it added something extra: Beijing, a spokesperson said, had made its own efforts toward what it called lasting peace in the Middle East. The statement followed President Donald Trump’s comment to AFP that he believes China got Iran to negotiate. Beijing did not dispute it. Chinese diplomacy during the conflict has been unusually active. Foreign Minister Wang Yi held … Continue reading How China Played Peacemaker in Gulf