Is China waiting for a 'Middle East War'?

Long Kaifeng argues that the only way to abolish American hegemony is through a new world war.

- B.R. DEEPAK

In the wake of Hamas' carnage inside Israel on 7 October, the spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mao Ning said that China calls for "immediate ceasefire”(尽快停 *) "resumption of peace talks" (), "two-state formula”(两国方案), but didn't mention Hamas by name at all, albeit in some briefings the official media addressed them as "armed groups”(武装组织)from the Gaza strip. It is no secret that Hamas and Hezbollah are supported by Iran, and China has been aiding the heavily sanctioned Iran. The world knows how Hua wei and ZTE, two of China's telecom giants circumvented sanctions and sold US origin products to Iran during Donald Trump's presidency. ZTE was forced to pay almost US$2 billion.

Undoubtedly, the Arab world has emerged as China's new strategic pillar. China's economic penetration has deepened in the region and has clear strategic goals. In order to understand these goals, and how China sees the raging wars in Europe, Middle East and a possible war in East Asia, Long Kaifeng's four articles expounding these "three major wars" paradigm have been briefly discussed below. The first was written in 2018 and the other three between April and June 2023. The articles reveal how China is playing or will play its role in these wars that aim to destroy the US hegemony and replace American centrism with Eurasian centrism.