Subject: Re: WH ask for Chin's Help with Persky Iran
It is Diplomacy 101. It's Diplomacy 102 to a) understand that they're going to give you a noncomittal answer that amounts to "pound sand" and b) what to do about it. - Dope

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It's seems to me the Chinese best move would be to tell Biden sure we will help. While telling the Iranians to feign getting pressure from China while all the time keeping the Houstis supplied. The Houthis keeping banging away but leave Chinese shipping alone. And surely the USA would not attack Chinese infrastructure in Egypt since the Chicoms are now being so helpful with Iran.

Anytime Biden calls out China for lack of results, they can simply say they are making progress, give it more time. Biden will let them string us along for several years before risking direct US action in Iran. What's not to like?