The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday that it would be deploying a host of diplomats to critical Middle East countries in the next month to strengthen its economic and political position in the region, particularly in the context of the ongoing commercial shipping interruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
\n\nThe Foreign Ministry confirmed to reporters that the Communist Party would send senior diplomats throughout the Middle East and eastern Africa, specifically to visit the governments of Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Egypt, and Eritrea. This diplomatic effort will follow the first-ever visit by the sultan of Oman, Haitham Bin Tarik Al Said, to Beijing, who was feted at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People by dictator Xi Jinping himself on Monday. Oman sits on the opposite side of the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, making it a critical power in ensuring freedom of navigation in the oil-rich commercial byway.
\n\nChina represented the largest share of goods transiting through the Strait of Hormuz to Asia before Operation Epic Fury, the American mission that resulted in the elimination of Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei and prompted Iran to begin attacking random commercial ships in the Strait. It is still believed to…
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