Seems to me like KSA has always been a good partner for China than Iran. Would have thought it will be the opposite since Iran has been a staunch enemy of the U.S . So would have thought the enemy of my enemy is my friend law applied here.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Global South strategic cooperation
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I think both side wants to stop turkish influence. US under biden now pave ways to support turkey and Saudis don't like it.
The Saudis got control of their country after fighting in a guerrilla war against the Ottoman Empire. So it is no surprise they do not have good relations with the Turks. The Turks also have close ties with Qatar, and the Saudis have frayed relations with Qatar.
Things to think about today
about this decision. It's interesting that according to the Duran folks, US had no knowledge of this production cut decision, while China did. That would indicate how things are now shifting in the oil producing world. Saudis are openly moving away from American spheres. I crack up at the MAGA people who think Trump can just wave a wand and get Saudis back in the fold. Saudis have been slowly moving toward China for years and they've decided to be open about it now. Just need to wait for military announcement to come out now.
Why are the Arab world openly moving away from America? Well.
This might have something to do with it. It's one thing for Arab countries to have relationship with Israel when they are dangled the economic benefits and promised F-35s in return. It's quite another thing when they are told to give up relationship with China & have these continued attacks on the Palestinians and Syrians. Sunnis and Shiites are both victims in this crisis.
We will see how long the Abraham accord can last. Hong long can UAE keep its relationship with Israel when all of this is going on.
oh yeah and this. non-oil countries are getting slaughtered by IMF
of course, even the Kenyans can buy oil with their own money now. That will be an interesting test case
and let's see what comes of this meeting. I'm sure China enjoys being in the lime light for bringing peace to the Middle East
I do wonder if China will have a military presence in the middle east. military cooperation with saudis seem certain at this point
Why are the Arab world openly moving away from America? Well.
This might have something to do with it. It's one thing for Arab countries to have relationship with Israel when they are dangled the economic benefits and promised F-35s in return. It's quite another thing when they are told to give up relationship with China & have these continued attacks on the Palestinians and Syrians. Sunnis and Shiites are both victims in this crisis.
We will see how long the Abraham accord can last. Hong long can UAE keep its relationship with Israel when all of this is going on.
oh yeah and this. non-oil countries are getting slaughtered by IMF
of course, even the Kenyans can buy oil with their own money now. That will be an interesting test case
and let's see what comes of this meeting. I'm sure China enjoys being in the lime light for bringing peace to the Middle East
I do wonder if China will have a military presence in the middle east. military cooperation with saudis seem certain at this point
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Makes me laugh that even Trump is getting in all the dedollarization talk
See this, Iran & Saudi Arabia going out of their way to hold this in Beijing to allow China to continue to mediate this process
That's called respect
Now this is leading Saudis to also embrace Syria. A huge step in regional peace.
See this, Iran & Saudi Arabia going out of their way to hold this in Beijing to allow China to continue to mediate this process
That's called respect
Now this is leading Saudis to also embrace Syria. A huge step in regional peace.
China is now a more important partner than the US for Saudi Arabia's development. Chinese exports of metals, machinery, and transport equipment have crowded out US exports. Once Saudis start using Chinese cars (and planes?), there will be little market share left for the US..
automobile sector soon. but it will take sometime for Chinese aerospace industry to tap in Saudi market.
UAE sheikhs are quite pragmatic and business minded just like CCP, so they will keep their ties with Israel and every other power. They are not one of the wealthiest country in the region/world by coincidence.
Since you are new to this forum, I will give you this rundown. We don't look at SeeSeePee as anything other than leadership for China. They represent China's interest. So, if you want to talk about Chinese leadership, just say China or Chinese leadership. I'm really annoyed by this Western narrative that somehow CCP is running China geopolitical different any other parties would run China.
In addition to the corrections in the previous post, the name is not CCP, its CPC
Is France more trustworthy than turkey?