| | | The Middle East & China Connection
"Neocon's were focused purely on the geopolitical aspects of redesigning the Middle East and defeating Russia and China."
 
China has been reestablishing the ancient Silk Road.
Keep in mind that this has now introduced a geopolitical alignment between Iran and China. Both China and Iran are acting as a counterbalance to US influence in the region. It integrates Iran more firmly into China’s Eurasian connectivity vision. This railway is now a critical national security issue for China.
What I believe is significant here is the railway between China and Iran. The primary rail corridor connecting China to Iran became fully operational in recent years. Trains now run regularly from various Chinese cities (like Yiwu, Xi’an) through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, terminating in Tehran. The final section crossing Turkmenistan into Iran was finalized, making the entire route viable.
Iran can shut down the Straits of Hormuz, and it will NOT impact the export of oil (China takes 80% of Iran’s oil) to China.
The China-Iran railway link, part of the broader China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor, primarily relies on the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran (KTI) Railway as its critical connector. The agreement was signed between China, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran, finalizing the KTI Railway agreement in 2013.
The construction began in December 2014. The first direct freight train from China to Iran arrived in Tehran on February 15, 2016.
The US sanctions on Iran remain a significant hurdle. International banks and companies are wary of facilitating transactions, limiting the route’s full potential. China uses workarounds, but sanctions create friction and risk. They have only further divided the world economy, giving the incentive for the establishment of BRICS, which has undermined the global economy as a whole, dividing the world in half, all for the geopolitical instigation of the Neocons.
China has indeed completed and operationalized major rail links to Iran via Central Asia. This represents a transformative achievement for the Belt and Road Initiative, offering a faster, land-based trade artery between East Asia and the Middle East. While challenges such as sanctions and logistical hurdles persist, the link significantly boosts trade, provides Iran with an economic lifeline, strengthens Sino-Iranian ties, and enhances Eurasian connectivity. It is a concrete realization of the modern Silk Road vision. The Neocons have dominated American foreign policy, and they have NEVER given economic policy a second thought.
 
I was the first advertiser to help Bill Kristol launch The Weekly Standard. We took the back cover every week, until I realized he was NOT an economic conservative, he was a Neocon. They were focused purely on the geopolitical aspects of redesigning the Middle East and defeating Russia and China. I do not speak from speculation. I had a front-row seat to the plans and objectives that never took into account the global economy. This is what created BRICS – their arrogance. I have even attended White House dinners. |
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