China launched major diplomatic push hosting back to back meetings with officials from Iran, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. 🇨🇳 🇮🇷 Just a day before the US elections, China was cutting deals with every major player in the Middle East. That was not a coincidence because China understood that a divided American government would create a vacuum. Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Iran’s deputy national security chief. President Xi Jinping welcomed Oman’s sultan on his first state visit in nearly fifty years. A joint China-Oman statement urged a comprehensive ceasefire. Beijing is sending its Middle East envoy to all three countries this month.