Michael Vatikiotis is a writer and Asia analyst who works as a mediator in armed conflict at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue.
As the U.S. and Europe lose agency, Beijing is in a position to step in

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, talks to Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, as he chairs the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing in May 2024. © Reuters
Michael Vatikiotis is a writer and Asia analyst who works as a mediator in armed conflict at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue.