https://www.scmp.com/rss/515576/feed Fazal Shahid is a lecturer in international relations at the National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan, and a Phd scholar in international relations at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com China’s latest experiment in the Middle East has left many commentators asking whether China will replace the United States in the region. However, perhaps we should instead be asking whether China is willing to replace the US in the Middle East. The answer to that is a definitive “no”. China stands to gain from the US position and policies in the region, so imitating Washington’s approach would be detrimental to Beijing’s interests. There has been much disagreement over whether China’s... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3219136/why-would-china-want-replace-us-middle-east?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3219136/why-would-china-want-replace-us-middle-east?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 May 2023 17:00:13 +0000