China needs the oil. That is the first and foremost thing but you also have to factor in what the US just did and what China might think about doing with Taiwan.... the US isnt going to allow terror or things that are critical allies of them. 

Cje95

Politics_And_Law

> Although China appears to favor stability in the Middle East, it may benefit from U.S. involvement in the conflict.

> The U.S. strikes on Iran “handed China an important talking point: It’s America, not China, that threatens the global order and peace,” said Shehzad Qazi, managing director of China Beige Book.

> China may have hopes of acting as a peacemaker, building on its mediation of a peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia in 2023. Beijing hailed the reconciliation as a win for Chinese diplomacy and a sign that Beijing has emerged as a major power broker in the Middle East.

