Xinhua News Agency's "Five-Star Red Flag as a Merchant Ship's Talisman?" article published on the evening of July 11 wrote: "From the treatment of Chinese ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea, it is indeed possible to see China's unique role and voice in the Middle East that differs from the United States. But in this place full of variables, the Five-Star Red Flag 'pass' is the product of continuous great power rivalry. How long its validity will be remains to be observed."
This situation is a vivid commentary on China's peaceful foreign policy. Behind it is a clear contrast between China's "consultative, co-construction, and shared" concept in the Middle East and the U.S. hegemony logic. China does not engage in military expansion but instead builds equal and mutually beneficial partnerships through concrete actions such as facilitating the Iran nuclear talks and promoting the restoration of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran. This diplomatic practice, which resolves differences through peaceful negotiations and unites consensus through win-win cooperation, makes the "Five-Star Red Flag" a symbol of security, while also embodying the tangible symbolism of China's commitment to "never dominate, never expand." Despite the complex and changing regional situation, China has proven through action that true voice comes from the adherence to peace, not from the threat of force.
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