China’s foreign policy approach is significantly different from that of the United States. As Hamed Vafaei, a professor of China studies at the University of Tehran, states in an exclusive interview, “China’s foreign policy embraces the ‘unity of opposites.'”
In Trump’s foreign policy, it is impossible to maintain friendly relations with both Iran and Israel simultaneously. However, the situation is entirely different for China. Currently, China is the top trading partner for both North Korea and South Korea, despite their ongoing disputes. The same dynamic applies to China’s relations with Iran and Saudi Arabia, as well as between China and the United States. Fundamentally, China believes its relations with any country should not be directed against a third party.
Furthermore, Professor Vafaei addressed U.S. sanctions against Iran, noting that Washington’s primary goal in imposing extensive sanctions was not merely to prevent Iranian oil exports, but to isolate Iran from the global economic chain. It is important to highlight that Iran’s geostrategic capacity is too significant to be ignored. Regarding Iran-China relations, China has repeatedly affirmed that Iran holds a reserved and special status in its strategic calculations.
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