Understanding Iran-China relations w/ William Figueroa

Expert on China-Iran relations William Figueroa joins PTO to talk
about the relationship between China and Iran in the wake of the
twelve day war between Iran and Israel. We chatted about why
China's backing for Iran has been - and is likely to continue to be
- relatively limited as China balances support for Iran with its
other interest in West Asia. We also talked about the extent to
which Xi Jinping and the Chinese leadership are happy to see the US
bogged down in the Middle East, and we spoke about whether the
scale of Israeli violence and expansionism may lead China to take a
more overtly pro-Iran position.