As an unprecedented Israeli attack on Iran last week sparks a spiraling conflict between the two enemy states, China has seen an opportunity to cast itself as potential peace broker – and an alternative voice to the United States.

China's Ambassador to the U.N. Fu Cong speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Middle East and the Palestinian question at U.N. headquarters in New York City,

National security experts warn that Israel's attack on Iran shows why Chinese land and asset purchases in the U.S. pose a significant threat to American security.