CHINA MAKES A BIG MOVE INTO
THE MIDDLE EAST
China Rocks the Geopolitical Middle East Boat
"The quantum leap of China into the Middle East
and Caspian energy markets has become a
fait accompli, no matter how disturbed its
biggest trade partner, the US, over its
geopolitical ramifications."
MIDDLEEAST.ORG - MER - Washington - 10 November: As the Americans expend their power, their money, their blood, and their credibility -- the miserable siege of Falluja and Iraq but the latest example -- both Europe and China are on the march. Europe is more often discussed, but the Chinese have been taking important steps into Africa in recent years, and now they are doing so into the Middle East in a bigger way than ever via Iran.
The world stage is becoming far more complicated far more quickly than is generally appreciated. With an economy expanding at an amazing 9% yearly, and in fact with considerable and growing leverage over the Americans economically and financially that is not usually discussed, China is positioning itself for the future
And Iran, seriously now threatened by the U.S.-Israeli alliance, is working withChina, as well as with Europe, to outflank the Americans and in the short-term to buy itself more crucial time to strengthen and to have at least a credible deterrent. With the U.S. and Israel determined to keep all combinations of regional powers from threatening their imperial dominance in the Middle East, the new involvements of both China and the Europeans are major developments sure to greatly affect the years ahead. |
