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Editor’s note: Azhar Azam works in a private organization as a market and business analyst and writes on geopolitical issues and regional conflicts. The article reflects the views of the author and not necessarily the views of CGTN.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on an official trip to Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain and on a working visit to Oman. Faced with intimidation against Beijing and the Arab states by some Western countries under the pretext of human rights, the two sides share an interest in protecting themselves from external intervention.
Therefore, a bilateral consensus between Beijing and the Middle Eastern nations was a pressing priority to jointly counter coordinated Western propaganda, in addition to discussing regional issues and strategic issues, building a strong wall against the pandemic, reviving the region’s economy. and promoting synergy through the Belt and Road Initiative. (BRI).
While Wang’s interaction with Middle Eastern leaders will deepen ties with the six countries that have joined the BRI along with Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar and Yemen, the visit would safeguard the international system governed by the UN and the rules-based global order.
Beijing never took sides in regional conflicts so that tensions do not get out of control and the status quo can be maintained. China’s impartial stance, growing respect as a political and development ally, and a consistent position to resolve differences through peaceful means make it a potential broker for agreements to fine-tune regional peace and stability.
That is why in the first leg of his six-nation journey, Wang won the support of Saudi Arabia, where Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman strongly supported China’s position in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Kong and the Taiwan region, criticized attempts to interfere in China’s internal affairs and described Western disinformation as an effort to pit the Muslim world against Beijing.
Saudi Arabia, along with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, is one of the key allies of the United States and has been among the many Muslim states that rejected alleged Chinese abuses in Xinjiang and supported the Hong Kong peace security law in the ONU. As US President Joe Biden prepares to attack Saudi Arabia in so-called human rights violations, China strongly supports the Kingdom in protecting its national sovereignty from outside interference.
In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assured Wang that his country firmly opposes any form of terrorism and expressed his desire to strengthen ties with China. With the EU threatening to “use the tools and options” and impose economic sanctions on Ankara, Wang’s proposal to increase exports of Turkish products and currency swaps could help Turkey’s ailing economy, stabilize the lira and offset the rising block pressure.
Before Wang’s visit, Beijing continued its long-standing engagement with Tehran and urged Washington to show a sense of urgency and take practical action to secure the Iran nuclear deal. Biden signaled to rejoin the 2015 nuclear treaty, but he connected the talks with Iran’s suspension of uranium enrichment.
Tehran is one of the few areas in which the United States seeks cooperation from China, and China is determined to play an active role in getting the comprehensive deal back on track. As Biden is wary of reinstating the internationally negotiated deal, a recent push by 43 U.S. senators to seek a broader deal with Iran without going back to the original pact jeopardizes restoration and doubts American sincerity on a critical issue.
A US military vehicle patrols a highway near the town of Tal Baydar in the countryside of Hasakeh province in northeastern Syria, on October 12, 2019. / VCG
A US military vehicle patrols a highway near the town of Tal Baydar in the countryside of Hasakeh province, northeast Syria, on October 12, 2019. / VCG
The United States was the first to unilaterally withdraw from a binding treaty and force Iran to retaliate, so it is Washington that should lift the sanctions on Tehran and lead the way for constructive and meaningful negotiations, or its goal of nuclear non-proliferation will be glimpse in the dark. .
Amid Western mercenaries’ attitudes of stockpiling vaccines for their populations, Gulf nations such as the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are rapidly inoculating their people with the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine. But some irresponsibly link a purely humanitarian gesture to save valuable lives to “vaccine diplomacy” and seek support for the counterterrorism efforts of others, fearing the Middle East-China relationship evolving through a new kind of cooperation.
Unlike American politicians who see threats to national security emanating from China, Russia, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or Iran, ordinary Americans think otherwise. They believe the greatest threat comes from within the country, “from other people in the United States and domestic enemies.” After the Capitol riots, only 6 percent of Americans felt that America’s democracy and the rule of law were “very safe,” and 51 percent said political violence would increase in the next few years.
The United States is caught up in the obsession of being able to complete its strategy, aimed at regaining lost US global leadership, through a forced alignment against China. A few days after the EU imposed restrictions on Chinese officials, the bloc realized that it should pursue a policy independent of China, free from US influence, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Brussels and Washington would not they agreed on everything about Beijing.
With Middle Eastern countries expressing strong support for China, including human rights, the United States should quickly understand that it lacks the resources and capacity to dominate the world and that its harassment of nations under the guise of human rights violations would fail in a multipolar world. As the Middle East has moved away from Washington’s policy of panic and Biden’s pressure on the Arab states accelerates this process of rupture, the regional nations discover a much more serious and honest partner, China, to jointly roll back to the United States. carried out a whispering campaign.
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