A U.S. Attack on Iran Would Show the Limits of China's PowerChina, which depends on Iran for oil and to counter American influence, has a lot to lose from a wider war. But there's not much it can do about it.
Source: A U.S. Attack on Iran Would Show the Limits of China's Power (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/world/asia/us-iran-israel-china.html)