Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khaled Visits China
Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Khaled is visiting China. The visit is attracting attention as it takes place amid heightened tensions in the Middle East following the breakdown of peace talks between the US and Iran.
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China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs website announced today that at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Khaled will visit China from the 12th to the 14th.
At the end of February, the United States and Israel launched joint air strikes on Iran. During the month-long conflict, Iran launched multiple attacks on the Persian Gulf region in retaliation against the United States and Israel. Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, which has always prided itself as a "safe haven," also suffered large-scale missile and drone attacks from Iran.
Khaled's visit comes as negotiations between the United States and Iran have failed to reach an agreement. According to foreign media reports, US Vice President JD Vance said at a press conference on the 12th that the US and Iran had engaged in marathon negotiations for 21 hours but failed to reach any agreement.
Vance said that Iran refused to promise to abandon the development of nuclear weapons, the negotiations made no progress, and the US delegation will return to the United States without an agreement.
US President Donald Trump has not yet made a public statement on this, but he pointed out earlier that the outcome of the negotiations in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, was irrelevant. "Whether we reach an agreement or not is completely irrelevant to me, because we have already won."
Trump said, "We are the winners anyway, we defeated them (Iran) militarily." (Edited by Chou Hui-ying/Yang Sheng-ju) 1150412
At the end of February, the United States and Israel launched joint air strikes on Iran. During the month-long conflict, Iran launched multiple attacks on the Persian Gulf region in retaliation against the United States and Israel. Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, which has always prided itself as a "safe haven," also suffered large-scale missile and drone attacks from Iran.
Khaled's visit comes as negotiations between the United States and Iran have failed to reach an agreement. According to foreign media reports, US Vice President JD Vance said at a press conference on the 12th that the US and Iran had engaged in marathon negotiations for 21 hours but failed to reach any agreement.
Vance said that Iran refused to promise to abandon the development of nuclear weapons, the negotiations made no progress, and the US delegation will return to the United States without an agreement.
US President Donald Trump has not yet made a public statement on this, but he pointed out earlier that the outcome of the negotiations in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, was irrelevant. "Whether we reach an agreement or not is completely irrelevant to me, because we have already won."
Trump said, "We are the winners anyway, we defeated them (Iran) militarily." (Edited by Chou Hui-ying/Yang Sheng-ju) 1150412