China's core interest Taiwan is now also linked to the US core interest because the US technological ecosystem cannot afford to lose TSMC.
Some of our MAGA friends always proclaim that the US has managed to move the entire supply chain of the TSMC to the US, but I don't buy it.
Since without the rare earths refined by China, both TSMC and ASML will also become useless.
Also, China is living room needs to be far larger than just focusing on its core interests.
China is expanding its core interests, and Iran also needs to be China's core interests.
Since starting last year, Iran's close pivot toward India was definitely a blow to China.
Now China has blown away India's rising opportunity via the 57 air battle through Pakistan.
Now China needs to give Iran a second chance to bring its back into China's pivot for the Middle East.
Some Chinese members still fantasize to maintain a friendly tie with Israel, and I think they are just 10 years behind the progressing curve.
They need to learn that Israel has become an international pariah state since 2023, and it is getting worse.
China's support Iran will gain a moral high ground in this current world.
