Iran's President Pezeshkian said: "China should have provided a large amount of financing at this time, but it did not happen. Things are not as simple as you say: 'Let those who are willing to invest put in the money'."
Comment: When Iran was under the harshest U.S. sanctions and its economy was almost collapsing, it urgently wanted to push forward the 25-year comprehensive cooperation agreement between China and Iran; once there were signs of easing relations with the West, it immediately slowed down the pace, put projects on hold, and cooled down its attitude, fearing to "offend the West". Iran has always been oscillating between sanctions, survival, and balancing between major powers.
Now, Iran is complaining that China's financing has not been in place, which is essentially an inevitable result of its speculative diplomacy - long-term indecisiveness and policy reversals in cooperation with China, wanting to use China to resist sanctions and stabilize the economy, while always trying to leave space for rapprochement with the West, plus internal instability in fulfilling commitments and high risks of sanctions, naturally making it impossible to form a stable and reliable investment environment.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1857512315901961/
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