1, The relationship between China and Turkey is not good, even bad. But China and Saudi Arabia do have good diplomatic relations. The Chinese have a very positive attitude towards both the Saudis and the Iranians.
2, Saudi ICBM do come from China. In 1987, Saudi Arabia purchased 36 long-range missiles from China with us $3.5 billion. China really shouldn't sell long-range missiles, but at that time, China had only $1.2 billion in foreign exchange in its treasury. The deal saved China's economy. In 2013, Saudi Arabia used the upgrade clause agreed in the original contract. China did help Saudi Arabia upgrade its missile to DF21. But according to the contract, these ICBM can only be used for counterattack. If it is used for active attack, China has the veto power.
3, The Chinese govt has always avoided getting involved in the internal conflicts of Islamic countries in the Middle East. The arms trade between China and Saudi Arabia in 1987 was purely monetary. These missiles will not pose a threat to Iran. Otherwise, China will not invest $400billion in Iran.
4, If Iran&Saudi Arabia conflicts with Israel, Turkey, ISIS and other countries, China will be a reliable ally. If there is a conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia, please forget the existence of China, China will definitely choose neutrality.
Thanks for this assessment, which offers a nice counter-point to the China-critical discourse popular among some (but not all) Iranians.
You probably know that the Iranian opposition in exile, which is entirely backed by and dependent upon the US, EU and zionist regimes, is marked by systematic antagonism China. And so are within Iran itself the reformist and moderate factions, which are liberal and western-apologetic. While the revolutionary and conservative parties in Iran have positive views of China (as an example, Iran's current President Raisi belongs to the revolutionary camp, his predecessor Rohani to the moderate one). Generally speaking, all those who have an issue with the anti-imperialist principles of the 1979 Islamic Revolution and/or with the political order of the Islamic Republic, display the animosity towards Beijing and question Iran's policy of Resistance against the USA.
But did you know that Persian-language media funded by individuals with links to the Saudi regime, are heavily badmouthing China too (as well as Russia)? This begs an important question: while it is understandable that these foreign-based media whose aim it is to brainwash and incite the Iranian people against the Islamic Republic, will try and demonize literally everything the Iranian government does, why would the Saudi-funded one also push a fully fledged pro-American line at the expense of China, while Beijing is supposed to be a strategic partner of Riyadh?
Here some examples from the satellite TV broadcaster Iran International, which is managed by a Saudi national, operating on a huge budget out of London and has in a couple of years managed to attract a viewership comparable to other such media (e.g. BBC Farsi or Manoto, also based in London):
How Come Islamic Countries are Silent About China’s Crackdown on Muslims
Sunday, 06 Jan 2019 00:10
https://old.iranintl.com/en/world/how-come-islamic-countries-are-silent-about-china’s-crackdown-muslims
UN Rapporteur Who Just Visited Iran Is In Cahoots With China - Watchdog
5/20/2022
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202205204194
China’s large-scale efforts to control the Internet has become a viable conceptual and technical model for authoritarian regimes, like Iran's Islamic Republic.
www.iranintl.com
It would be interesting to know the Chinese authorities' take on this. To me, it tends to be indicative of two points:
1) No matter how many high level economic cooperation agreements and even military deals China will ink with Saudi Arabia, the latter will remain closer to the Washington. If the idea is to gradually draw US allies out of the American fold, I doubt it will work with the Saudis. This also makes one wonder whether Riyadh will always stay completely neutral in the intensifying confrontation between the US and China. Whereas Iran for her part is guaranteed to favor China over the USA regime - unless a successful "color revolution" takes place where (reformists / moderates) topple the revolutionaries, or unless the Islamic Republic is brought down through military means by the zio-Americans. Both these scenarii however are highly unlikely.
2) It might actually be a deliberate policy of the US regime to allow its Saudi clients to cultivate ties with China. Why? Because this way, Saudi Arabia may develop some leverage with Beijing when it comes to the latter's relationship with Iran. Maybe that's why Washington has hardly ever protested Ryadh's rapprochement with China to my knowledge, whilst it did against Isra"el"'s joint projects with China (Haifa port affair, transfer of military technology from Isra"el" to China, etc). Compared to the zionist regime, Riyadh definitely doesn't enjoy as much leeway vis à vis the USA. So some other factor must be at play here, and in my opinion, it would be an attempt by Washington to have Saudi-Chinese relations act as a counterweight to China-Iran ties, with Beijing setting a cap on how far it is willing to work with Iran its business and other interests in Saudi Arabia could be jeopardized. In that sense and contrary to all appearances, the USA might in fact welcome increased cooperation between Saudi Arabia and China, rather than fearing that this would lead to the loss of a key ally in West Asia.
Just my tentative analysis.