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Amid the economic fallout of the war in Iran and the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, China has been stepping up its diplomatic efforts, hosting meetings with Spanish, Emirati, Russian and Vietnamese officials.
"China is developing a form of opportunism by multiplying meetings and visits, and above all by presenting itself as a country that would be responsible and stable in the face of a US that would not be," said Alice Ekman to France Info (in French).