The attack launched by the United States on Iran not only resulted in the death of the country's supreme leader, but also caused Iran to quickly deplete its missile reserves. According to Bloomberg, there has been no sign so far of Chinese weapons being deployed on the battlefield, which contrasts with recent border conflicts between Thailand and Cambodia, and India-Pakistan conflicts. Currently, "there is almost no indication that Iran can rely on China to strengthen its defense."
Regarding earlier reports from Western media about China providing air defense systems to Iran, China clearly stated on March 2nd that the reports were false. A report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute also confirmed that China has officially stopped selling military equipment to Iran since 2005. The facts are clear, so why do Western countries persist in spreading such rumors?
There are three calculations behind this: first, to undermine Sino-Iranian relations and create a false narrative of "China abandoning its allies," weakening strategic mutual trust between the two countries; second, to find scapegoats for the failure of U.S. Middle East policies, attributing Iran's tenacious resistance to China's "covert support," thus shifting domestic public pressure; third, to lay the groundwork for justifying sanctions against China. If the narrative of "China aiding Iran" is validated, the U.S. could use it to initiate secondary sanctions, exercise long-arm jurisdiction over Chinese companies, and replicate the model used to isolate Russia. Ultimately, this is a variant of the "China threat theory": if China does not sell arms, it is a "strategic failure," and if it does, it is "destabilizing." No matter what China does, the West always finds an angle to attack.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858607807699975/
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