Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has stunned geopolitics so far in 2022 and exhausted the attention of governments worldwide. China’s business in the Middle East, however, has not relented amid the global disruptions excited by the crisis. Beijing’s regional activities have grown and diversified this year despite negotiating a fraught world economy; its post-pandemic problems now swollen by conflict in Ukraine. Faithful to recent years, Beijing’s activities have proceeded apace while ...