China needs the global system to succeed. So it must not get entangled with Iran nor jeopardise US relations over Taiwan
Foreign affairs are not a series of disconnected episodes. They are a test of whether nations learn from history and act with foresight. The United States has often failed that test. It forgets that unchecked aggression leads to wider wars and that removing governments without building new authority invites chaos.
That system requires stability, and stability requires accommodation with the US, however pushy Washington may seem.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
