Iran-Russia-China Trilateral Naval Exercise : China’s New Mideast Strategy?

In the first-ever such manoeuvre, the navies of Iran, Russia, and China concluded 2019 with a joint exercise not far from the Strait of Hormuz. Does the joint exercise foreshadow a shift in China’s Middle East strategy that would benefit Iran?

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yang, Zi
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/136692
Description
Summary:In the first-ever such manoeuvre, the navies of Iran, Russia, and China concluded 2019 with a joint exercise not far from the Strait of Hormuz. Does the joint exercise foreshadow a shift in China’s Middle East strategy that would benefit Iran?