Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping reportedly played an active role in persuading the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Iran to resolve diplomatic relations.
According to a high-ranking Chinese diplomat, Xi took the initiative to broker the deal between the two Middle Eastern countries.
Hong Kong-based media South China Morning Post reported on April 30 that Wang Di, the director of the Chinese foreign ministry’s Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, indicated in an interview with CCP mouthpiece People’s Daily that China was prepared to act as a significant mediator in the region.
Wang made a veiled criticism of certain major nations outside the region, suggesting that their pursuit of self-interest has led to persistent instability in the Middle East. However, he refrained from explicitly naming the United States as one of these countries….