Besides, Asian powers like Japan, China, South Korea, India and Pakistan have good relations with both Arab Gulf States and Iran. ..…

In this context, China's dependence on the Persian Gulf oil is noteworthy. China meets most of its oil needs from both Iran and the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf. ..…

In response, there are indications that American officials have hinted at offering China a waiver. They have also presumably taken on board reservations among their Gulf Arab allies, like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, who do not want war in the region.  . ..…

Safarov said that by launching attacks against the oil tankers in Sea of Oman, Washington pursues Iranophobia in the world to meet its economic interests, satisfy Israeli lobby, pressure Persian Gulf Arab states to plunder their petrodollars and hit blow to Europe and China's..…

Having retrained Iraqi Army and Kurds, and having armed Saudis and other Gulf Arab states with the latest and greatest weapons, American strategists concerned about China and the return of power politics have in believing that Middle Eastern regimes they are leaving behind can..…

Consider Japan, where the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, since coming to office in late 2012, has strengthened strategic coordination with the U.S. while at the same time ramping up defense spending, establishing new national- security institutions, and cultivating strategic pacts with like-minded..…

[D]espite huge volumes of trade, China cooperates very little with the Arab states of the Gulf in the security realm. … In contrast, China has had a series of security and defense talks with Iran, and Chinese-Iranian military ties run deep, dating back to the early 1980s...…

China's presence in other regions, including the Arab states of the southern Persian Gulf, is rapidly expanding. . Based on this, now 40 years after the start of China's open economic reforms, the country has been able to deepen its political influence in different regions..…