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Over the last week it has been Syria, Egypt and Algeria. In between there was also a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad. Four months earlier there was a series of stops in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s trips to the Middle East and northern Africa are just some of the dozens of various diplomatic contacts Chinese officials have made with leaders in the region in recent months as the area becomes one of Beijing’s geopolitical pivot points. Chinese officials have also held talks with Afghan, Iraqi and...
