World Leaders Turn to China’s Xi as Iran War Drags On

In the week after peace talks between the US and Iran flounded, leaders from all corners of the globe are rushing to speak to one man, Chinese President Xiinping. In just days, she met the likes of Spain's prime minister, Russia's foreign minister, Abu Dhabi's crown prince, and Vietnam's top leader. It's a striking concentration of diplomatic traffic and underscores a quiet but growing expectation that Beijing should play a more active role in stabilizing a world edging deeper into conflict.She himself has ...