By Charlie McCarthy
President Donald Trump must “bring the hammer down” on China to stop Beijing from supplying Iran with weapons and intelligence, China expert and author Gordon Chang told Newsmax on Sunday.
Appearing on “Sunday Agenda” with co-hosts Joe Pinion and Christina Thompson, Chang argued that China’s support for Tehran has allowed Iran to continue confronting the United States despite repeated U.S. military strikes.
“China was supplying Iran during the war,” Chang said.
“They supplied them, for instance, with targeting information that the Iranians used to kill six Americans on March 1.”
Chang also alleged that Chinese military cargo planes landed in Iran during the conflict after turning off their transponders, saying Beijing continued providing weapons while helping sustain Iran’s military capabilities.
“Iran, in a very real sense, is a Chinese proxy,” he said. “The Chinese are now enjoying watching Iran defy the United States.”
The comments came as tensions remain high after renewed fighting around the Strait of Hormuz threatened a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
Trump has warned that the United States may have to “finish the job” militarily if Iran continues attacking commercial shipping and U.S. interests.
Chang argued that China’s relationship with Iran extends well beyond recent military assistance.
He said Beijing has long supplied Iran’s nuclear program with technology, equipment, and materials while continuing to purchase Iranian oil despite Western sanctions.