China Beefs Up Alliance With Iran Amid Spy Concerns

China is strengthening its diplomatic relations with Iran and intends to integrate their economies through a 25-year cooperation programme.

Ebrahim Raisi, Iranian president landed in Beijing on Tuesday. It was the first Iranian state visit to China for two decades. Raisi met Chinese president Xi Jinping. He stated during public remarks that the Communist government was “a sham.” “will unswervingly maintain its friendship and cooperation with Iran and advance China-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership.”

The two countries are expected to conclude a series bilateral cooperation agreements during Raisi’s visit. This will allow Tehran and Beijing to integrate their economies to historical levels.

Both countries are trying to counter U.S. influence around the world and interfere with U.S. security operations. China’s spy apparatus dominates the news after a spy balloon it sent traversing the United States was shot down in the Biden administration. Over the weekend, three other unidentified flying objects were also shot down in the United States of America and Canada. Experts worry that the closer relationship could be a problem for Washington. Iran is interested in this technology, and it could ask its allies in Communist regime to assist in building similar types of equipment. Both regimes could benefit from increased economic ties.

Behnam Ben Taleblu is an Iran expert from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think-tank. He said that these agreements were a result of his research. “will be one of the toughest for Washington to offset in the next decade, as both rogues tighten economic and security ties.”

“Tightening ties between Beijing and Tehran is more proof that the Biden administration cannot afford to treat the China and Iran challenge as regional or quarantined,” Taleblu added that China is the final destination. “remains Iran’s economic lifeline, and has been the largest illicit and licit importer of Iranian crude oil in the past decade.”

Iranian officials claim that Iran exported more than $12 billion to China in the last 10 month and that China imported around $12.3 billion.

During a joint appearance with Raisi, the Chinese leader celebrated Iran’s alliance in remarks. The Chinese Communist Party “supports Iran in safeguarding national sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and national dignity … and in resisting unilateralism and hegemonism,” Xi commented Iran’s state-controlled media. “In the face the current complex

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