Iran has energy that China needs and Beijing provides a counter balance to western pressures on Tehran. The benefits are clear, but so are the risks for a rising power in the labyrinthine politics of the Middle East.
The World Today
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Marc
Lanteigne
Lecturer, School of International Relations, University of St. Andrews
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