What is China’s Party Congress message to the Middle East? - analysis
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China’s leader Xi Jinping opened the country’s 20th Party Congress, which is widely seen as cementing his unprecedented rule and also continuing to support China’s “zero-Covid” policy and its tensions with the West. Much remains to be seen in terms of what the congress will mean in the future and whether China will move away from its policies, which have brought isolation; and it also remains to be seen what the meaning of China’s decisions have for the Middle East.
According to reports China’s leader will stay in power for a third term. This is a break with the past and is leading some to compare Jinping to Mao Zedong, the Communist leader whose role lead to the China we know today. CNN reports that Xi “on Sunday vowed to steer China through grave challenges toward national rejuvenation, advancing a nationalistic vision that has put it on a collision path with the West.”
Strength and power
This was a Congress that was all about strength and power and continuing along the path China has chosen. That path is quite different than the one we might have thought was possible two decades ago. It wasn’t so long ago that the West wanted to work with China and key western leaders saw a future in a China-led world order. In fact the prophets of globalization and neo-liberal agendas generally wanted the West to outsource most of its manufacturing and other sectors to China. While the West moved toward tackling climate change and getting rid of “fossil” fuels, everyone seemed to support China continuing to be one of the world’s largest polluters. The logic was that China needed to continue along its path of increased emission until 2065, while the rest of the world would be going green. In short, the goal of the West was to make everyone dependent on China. From toys to clothing to electronics, it was all made in China.
Those who warned about this policy were seen as racists or xenophobes, nationalists and ignoramuses. In the Middle East it was clear that China was the rising power. The Belt and Road Initiative was meant to knit the region into China’s rising power. Countries like Israel and the UAE, now members of the Abraham Accords, wanted more trade and work with China. READ MORE
What is China’s Party Congress message to the Middle East? - analysis
What is China’s Party Congress message to the Middle East? - analysis
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