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Coons ‘very concerned’ about growing Chinese engagement in the Middle East
The Delaware senator also said he expects that the recent Saudi-Iranian pact will provide a more challenging atmosphere for Riyadh and Jerusalem to deepen relations

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Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Chris Coons (D-DE) in Warsaw, Poland, on 21 February 2022.
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), a close foreign policy ally of President Joe Biden, told Jewish Insider yesterday that he is “very concerned” about China’s growing engagement in the Middle East, signaled by its brokering last week of an agreement...