Thursday November 29, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

The Annapolis Conference was more than a peace summit.
It was an opportunity for countries that rarely exchange ideas to talk.
Like China and Israel.

The very fact that China, the most populous country in the world, even attended the Conference means that it was important.
The Chinese representative in Annapolis was a high ranking member of government. It was Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. And on Wednesday afternoon Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert went over to Yang Jiechi's Washington hotel for a meeting.

On the agenda were two items, obligatory commentary on the Palestinians and the role that China plays with Iran.
Israel wanted China to know how important it is for regional stability to put a cork on Iran when it comes to nuclear weapons.
Israel wanted China to know that Israel knows that China is one of few countries in the world with influence over Iran.

An unstable Middle East means increased oil prices.
China is a $100 billion a year energy client of Iran.
China has no oil and every year China needs more and more.
China does not want oil prices to skyrocket.
Israel was asking China to take note and, even more, to get involved.

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