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πŸ”οΈ Reassessing China's role in the Middle East πŸŽ™οΈβ 

πŸ”οΈ Reassessing China's role in the Middle East πŸŽ™οΈβ 

"We see China as a very transactional actor in the region. We don't see it as a very useful diplomatic partner. It doesn't understand us. It's not very interested in us. It likes doing business here. ⁠ ⁠ To Alicia's earlier point, it's a very complex region, and you need a deep pool of diplomatic actors with a lot of experience and a lot of networks and some personal skin in the game. And that's just not China."⁠ ⁠ πŸ—£οΈ Jonathan Fulton in podcast conversation with Alicia GarcΓ­a-Herrero and Yuyun Zhan⁠ ⁠ πŸ‘‚ Listen to the full podcast now!