As the prospect of new attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel emerged after Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections, Beijing rushed to mount a flurry of diplomacy in the Middle East. Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted separate high-level talks with Oman, Iran and Saudi Arabia in Beijing on Monday. Xi’s meeting with the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, was the first visit to Beijing by an Omani head of state since the countries established diplomatic relations 48 years ago.
