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The Iran-China Relationship

Michael Sobolik Hudson Institute
Michael Sobolik Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow
Michael Sobolik
Caption China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomes Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazeem Gharibabadi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 14, 2025. (Getty Images)
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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomes Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazeem Gharibabadi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 14, 2025. (Getty Images)

Michael Sobolik appears on The Big Ben Show to discuss the way the war in Iran is affecting China and what China’s relationship with Iran looks like today.  Highlighting the mutually beneficial relationship that allowed China to receive discounted Iranian oil, and China bankrolled Iran’s strategic existence in the region by funding its proxies, and helped weather the impact of US sanctions.