Saudi Iran Deal

China may pat its back for Saudi-Iran deal, but it’s too early to celebrate Pax Sinica

China will be entitled to bask in the glory of what many see as a diplomatic coup. But to extrapolate from this achievement and imagine that the Chinese are the new big daddies of the region and have replaced the US would be a mistake

Blinken says China's brokering of Iran-Saudi accord 'good thing'

The United States frequently denounces China's role in the world as destabilising, though it has also said that Beijing needs to take greater responsibility in international affairs if it wants to be a major power

China's President Xi Jinping wants bigger global role after Saudi-Iran deal

China should 'actively participate in the reform and construction of the global governance system' and promote 'global security initiatives', said Xi, the country's most powerful leader in decades

Explained: What China's Xi Jinping hopes to achieve with Iran-Saudi Arabia deal

By claiming credit for a Middle East peace deal, Xi Jinping is capitalising on the region's waning American influence and presenting Chinese leadership as an alternative to a Washington-led order that he portrays as driving the world towards a new cold war