“The Crucial Role of the United States as a Peacemaker Has Diminished,” Says Trita Parsi.

In recent weeks, the efforts of Chinese diplomacy to impose itself as a mediator in different geopolitical theaters have not escaped anyone. In Beijing, the Chinese government has managed to restore the relationship between two enemy brothers, Iran and Saudi Arabia. It is difficult to know at this stage the solidity and implications of the agreement between Tehran and Riyadh, but Beijing has undeniably appeared as a peacemaker. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a few days ago raised the possibility that China is playing the middleman between the two belligerents, Russia and Ukraine.