Almost nobody is suggesting that China would put troops in Iran. Most people are saying China should supply the latest tech to Iran and let them pull the trigger, but she is saying China will stick its head in the sand and ignore what is unfolding around the world. That's just silly.
Right now in China, there are two different takes on Iran.
One side thinks we already tried building a closer relationship with them, but it didn’t really work out — so maybe it’s time to change how we approach Iran.
The other side says we still have strategic interests there, so we shouldn’t just walk away and still need to support them, at least to some extent.
But honestly, a lot of Chinese people are pretty shocked at how some Iranians have acted. Over the years, we’ve seen how pro-U.S. some of them are, but no one expected that kind of full-blown betrayal — like, selling out their own country-level stuff.
It reminds people here of what happened after we supported North Korea and Vietnam in those wars — and then both of them turned around and gave us the cold shoulder.
Some say China should send advanced weapons to Iran, but there are real concerns. What if that tech ends up in Western hands? Or worse, India’s?
Look at the Russia-Ukraine war — we didn’t even send weapons to Russia, and the West still goes after us every single day. If we send gear to Iran, the blowback would be huge.
And Iran isn’t even a real military ally. There's no guarantee they'll be on our side after all this.
Plus, let’s not forget — Iran hasn’t even officially asked China or Russia for help. So why should we rush in?
