Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
Chinese diplomacy tend to be reactive and passive, timid maybe because the mandarin are deferential to the West and don't want to rock the boat. And deep reserve of admiration by older generation of diplomat who studied in the west
But I see ray of hope in the younger diplomat . When the US poke china in the eyes by interfering in Hongkong, Taiwan and SCS all China did is expressing dissatisfaction and threat of retaliation But that is not good enough need concrete measure like the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Now is a goo time to befriend Iran and sell weapon to her as a retaliation to sell weapon to Taiwan
Defying U.S., China and Iran Near Trade and Military Partnership
The investment and security pact would vastly extend China’s influence in the Middle East, throwing Iran an economic lifeline and creating new flash points with the United States.
The partnership was first proposed by President Xi Jinping of China during a visit to Iran where he met his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani in 2016.Credit...Ebrahim Noroozi/Associated Press
By Farnaz Fassihi and
July 11, 2020, 4:49 p.m. ET
Iran and China have quietly drafted a sweeping economic and security partnership that would clear the way for billions of dollars of Chinese investments in energy and other sectors, undercutting the Trump administration’s efforts to isolate the Iranian government because of its nuclear and military ambitions.
The partnership, detailed in an 18-page proposed agreement obtained by The New York Times, would vastly expand Chinese presence in banking, telecommunications, ports, railways and dozens of other projects. In exchange, China would receive a regular — and, according to an Iranian official and an oil trader, heavily discounted — supply of Iranian oil over the next 25 years.
The document also describes deepening military cooperation, potentially giving China a foothold in a region that has been a strategic preoccupation of the United States for decades. It calls for joint training and exercises, joint research and weapons development and intelligence sharing — all to fight “the lopsided battle with terrorism, drug and human trafficking and cross-border crimes.”
The partnership — first proposed by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, during in 2016 — was approved by President Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet in June, Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said last week.
Iranian officials have publicly stated that there is a pending agreement with China, and one Iranian official, as well as several people who have discussed it with the Iranian government, confirmed that it is the document obtained by The Times, which is labeled “final version” and dated June, 2020.
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But I see ray of hope in the younger diplomat . When the US poke china in the eyes by interfering in Hongkong, Taiwan and SCS all China did is expressing dissatisfaction and threat of retaliation But that is not good enough need concrete measure like the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Now is a goo time to befriend Iran and sell weapon to her as a retaliation to sell weapon to Taiwan
Defying U.S., China and Iran Near Trade and Military Partnership
The investment and security pact would vastly extend China’s influence in the Middle East, throwing Iran an economic lifeline and creating new flash points with the United States.
The partnership was first proposed by President Xi Jinping of China during a visit to Iran where he met his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani in 2016.Credit...Ebrahim Noroozi/Associated Press
By Farnaz Fassihi and
July 11, 2020, 4:49 p.m. ET
Iran and China have quietly drafted a sweeping economic and security partnership that would clear the way for billions of dollars of Chinese investments in energy and other sectors, undercutting the Trump administration’s efforts to isolate the Iranian government because of its nuclear and military ambitions.
The partnership, detailed in an 18-page proposed agreement obtained by The New York Times, would vastly expand Chinese presence in banking, telecommunications, ports, railways and dozens of other projects. In exchange, China would receive a regular — and, according to an Iranian official and an oil trader, heavily discounted — supply of Iranian oil over the next 25 years.
The document also describes deepening military cooperation, potentially giving China a foothold in a region that has been a strategic preoccupation of the United States for decades. It calls for joint training and exercises, joint research and weapons development and intelligence sharing — all to fight “the lopsided battle with terrorism, drug and human trafficking and cross-border crimes.”
The partnership — first proposed by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, during in 2016 — was approved by President Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet in June, Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said last week.
Iranian officials have publicly stated that there is a pending agreement with China, and one Iranian official, as well as several people who have discussed it with the Iranian government, confirmed that it is the document obtained by The Times, which is labeled “final version” and dated June, 2020.
(cont click the article)
