China’s Global Ambitions Dented by Iran War, Ex-US Envoy Says

China damaged its claim of becoming a major global player by failing to offer effective diplomatic support for Iran and staying silent when the US intervened in Venezuela, according to veteran American diplomat Nicholas Burns.

“I think they look like a fickle friend to both the Iranians and also the Venezuelans,” Burns said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s Wall Street Week with David Westin.