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CCP ‘Peacemaker’ Narrative Collapses as China Prepares to Arm Iran

CCP ‘Peacemaker’ Narrative Collapses as China Prepares to Arm Iran
A Man-Portable Air Defense Systems missile is detonated along the shore facing the firing range, east of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, on Dec. 11, 2011. Ismail Zitouny/Reuters
Antonio Graceffo
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U.S. intelligence indicates that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) could be preparing to send man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) anti-aircraft missiles to Iran within the next few weeks amid a ceasefire, signaling a shift from indirect support to direct military involvement despite portraying itself as a peacemaker.

Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.