{"id":862296,"date":"2025-07-13T21:14:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T02:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/13\/trumps-iran-strikes-a-wake-up-call-for-china-on-us-unpredictability\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T21:14:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T02:14:28","slug":"trumps-iran-strikes-a-wake-up-call-for-china-on-us-unpredictability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/13\/trumps-iran-strikes-a-wake-up-call-for-china-on-us-unpredictability\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Iran strikes: a \u2018wake-up call\u2019 for China on US unpredictability?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As US air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities<\/span><\/a> call into question the anti-war stance of US President Donald Trump, they may also reinforce Beijing\u2019s assumptions about the unpredictability of the US administration, according to diplomatic observers.<\/p>\n

The attacks could bolster belief in Beijing that Washington might intervene in regional conflicts, prompting stronger strategic preparations in the South China Sea<\/span><\/a> and the Taiwan Strait, they added.<\/p>\n

Their assessment came after an unprecedented US air strike on Iran<\/span><\/a> with its most powerful non-nuclear weapons, followed by an Iranian retaliatory strike<\/span><\/a> on the largest US airbase in the region.<\/p>\n

During his election campaign, Trump repeatedly pitched himself as an anti-war president and a peace broker, promising to put \u201cAmerica first\u201d by ending US involvement in risky and expensive overseas conflicts.<\/p>\n

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The conflict makes Iranian newspaper headlines in Tehran on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Trump has yet to meet his campaign promises to swiftly end wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and with the bombing of Iran, he appears to have shifted from his anti-war position, despite a subsequent ceasefire announcement<\/span><\/a> on social media on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

Margherita Block
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