Dr Jin Liangxiang is a research fellow at Shanghai Institutes for International Studies. His current research fields are Middle East politics and international relations.
The United States sought to rally the world to its side against Iran at a conference in Warsaw this week, but ended up looking isolated and lacking muscle in international affairs.
As U.S. pressure threatens the China-Israel agreement over a new port at Haifa, relations between all three countries are further undermined by exaggerated suspicions and insecurity.
China’s tradition of respecting diversity in the development of different civilizations will play a crucial role in its relations with the Islamic world.
Iran's entry into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) signals the country's increasing geopolitical legitimacy, while it also strengthens the SCO.