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STOP CALLING THIS AREA OF THE WORLD THE MIDDLE EAST. MIDDLE EAST IS A COLONIAL TERM INVENTED BY AMERICANS AND IT IS DEGRADING TO THE PEOPLES OF THE AREA. IT IS LIKE CALLING NORTHERN EUROPE THE SUB ARCTIC MIDDLE WEST. YIKES
Very disappointing. You didn't talk about the recent china brokered Iran Saudi rapprochement which is massive, or that Saudi and Iran applied to join bric's and even SCO. Instead you did some half hearted scare campaign about war and division between Saudi Iran as disastrous for China when that's part of the reason why China brokered peace, and current relations between Iran and Saudi are at their best level in years, even decades. Both have decided to have a new start, and both seem serious to mend ties and look to the future. A future with China and less and less with USA and west. They all support multi polar world, with China being usas only peer competitor, and with perhaps EU, Russia, Africa, middle east as other poles to a lesser extent since they are continents and not a country with unified interests and structure. As for xinjiang and Uyghurs, you again parroted USA and Western anti China talking points claiming Arab or Muslim countries stayed "silent" like they somehow believe there's genocide or widespread systemic oppression of muslims just for being Muslim. In reality china has invited OIC itself and basically every arab and Muslim country to visit themselves, and they have. All have praised chinas development of Xinjiang and lifting Uyghurs from poverty etc, including OIC itself which represents all Muslim countries in the world. So not only did they not stay silent, they praised China and completely countered the fake narrative of genocide and oppression! Absolutely no one bought it. Not even US state dept lawyers. You will probably try to spin it as those countries are all dictators or whatever or under chinas thumb so they can't speak out etc. But then they can stay silent, rather than directly praising china. Also, it includes oic, which represents all Muslim countries, even democracies like Indonesia and the rest. It also included usas closest allies like Saudi and everyone else. They all know it's bs anti china propaganda, done to contain chinas rise, like their Xinjiang forced labor act which basically sanctioned the whole Xinjiang province without a shred of evidence, and instead puts the onus on businesses to prove a negative. Ie to prove china isn't doing forced labor in their whole supply chain which is basically next to impossible if USA wants to do lawfare, which as everyone who has half a brain can see, usa is suppressing all successful Chinese companies over made up accusations without any evidence. From TikTok to Huawei to DJI to Shein to tencent to everything. Big things are happening in the world currently, with like decades worth of changes happening in the last year or two. Including Ukraine, middle east, even eu siding more with China and less with USA. See recent comments by macron about Taiwan and not being USAs vassal. Eu has been forced to go along with China since they fucked themselves with Ukraine and Russia, and they have no other choice since they can't even afford energy in their own country and remain competitive. So they have to invest more in China and move more production there. The writing is on the wall. You mention that china benefits massively without any risk, and that is true. China doesn't need to pick sides, and it does win win and works with everyone. USA has been trying to make countries choose, and they've been able to convince a total of no one. Not even Taiwan, SK or even Japan. USA has already used massive amounts of political capital to get SK and Japan and Taiwan to basically destroy their semiconductor industries in the long run, and also give up hundreds of billions of dollars worth of sales every year in the short term. They lost 100s of billions from their share prices overnight, and this will all but guarantee that china will have a complete self sufficient ecosystem for everything in another 5-10 years basically. USA has run out of cards to play, and China hasn't even hit back and they won't. USA has thrown it's best at China, and China simply turned the cheek and will still win and keep the moral high ground. That is why dedollarisation is happening at light speed. Just 5-10 years ago chinas trade in yuan was at like 0%, now it is like 40-50% or more with foreign countries, with more and more choosing to do trade with china in yuan. When Saudi and Arab and gulf states also do this after they join brics and sco, USA will lose basically all it's influence and the last card USA has to play will no longer exist. Both Russia and china are doing this, and anyone with half a brain would also do this, including EU if they are serious about no longer being a us vassal and subject to usas extraterritorial selective enforcement and abuse of swift system and the dollar. That is a massive issue that you did not mention, and it is the elephant in the room. Everything you talked about is quite dated already, since like I said, decades worth of geopolitics has happened in the last year or two. You need to do more research and make another video with more up to date analysis.
It is in China's interest for Iran and Saudi to come to an agreement. The business leaders of Iran and Saudi can agree. The trouble is the common man, the Shia and Sunni have many historic grievances with each other. China would love peace in the Middle East, a stable and secure flow of energy is the bedrock of any modern nation.
No, it’s just one of the reasons, we Chinese love peace and it’s in our DNA, that’s why we try to be the peacemaker between Russia and Ukraine, even we know if the war continues, we are more beneficial. But we still try our best to broker the conflict.
Chinese love peace, but also aren't strangers to war or conflict. Chinese mentality and philosophy is that the highest form of warfare is to win without fighting, and that prolonged warfare never benefits the country. That is why even when China has no other option but to fight, like vs India or Russia or Vietnam border wars, they have always been short sharp operations with China achieving their goal and then declare victory and pull back out, even when they won like in India 1962, or like NK in Korean war. China could have stayed in NK forever just like USA in SK but China prefers peace and is non interventionist and anti imperialist.
@@陳大勇-r7q No you're not. You're clearly interested in geopolitical advantages in Siberia and Central Asia. In your DNA? You guys have invented gunpowder what are you talking about?! Not to mention countless wars in your history en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_wars_and_battles Just to mention the latests: Civil War, Korean War, TIbet annexation, China-Vietnam war and now you're one of the countries who's instigating conflict wit Taiwan, Japan and Korea. Also you've been funding North Korea nuclear weapons program for decades. China is not different from USA, UK, Russia and so on, so don't bullshit us, we've already seen what you guys really are and nobody wants your fake-communist ideology so stop lying about history.
@@ex0duzz China was ruled by emperors for 2000 years. The Qing Dynasty only ended in 1912. During that time, almost all of Asia was a vassal of China. China is the master of Imperialism.
Those Shia Sunni tensions where always stoked by western meddling. Unlike the US , China is not giving guns to radicals and dismantling governments. The US did nothing but increase tensions intention between Shia and Sunni. China is the first to propose peace between the two in decades.
Well, there is one big problem with your reporting. The Chinese government is not oppressing the Uighurs. I mean, the Chinese are doing a poor job at oppression if the Uighurs are growing in population, prosperity, wealth, have more infrastructure, better educated. Maybe the US should teach the Chinese how to do actual oppression.
Excellent video! Would’ve been interesting to also hear a little bit more about how China’s increasing involvement in the area impacts the USA economically.
It’s not it impacts more of Americas Allie’s like Britain, France and Germany especially the British who have oil facilities their but the US is re arranging the global order and countries like Saudi Arabia is being pushed out because their oil isn’t as important anymore.
@Damyan Sandoval U.S. asked for Saudi's support during one of its worst energy crises in 2022, and they threatened to cut oil production instead. Now they're flirting with replacing dollar with Chinese Yuan. After 100 years of Saudi-West alliance, during which we backed some of their worst decisions and interests for the sake of trade, America is finally rethinking this partnership. Thank the Gods for that.
@@hamzamahmood9565 The request for Saudi support was made by the US in order to stabilize oil prices globally. it had no real effect on the US supply as the US is energy self sufficient when it comes to hydrocarbons. The appeal to the Saudis would have been made to help mainly the EU, which the US exported some of its reserves to in order to try to alleviate some of the shortfall in supply. Middle east oil producers were simply protecting their potential for profit by reducing output at a time of crisis.
@@MDCDiGiPiCs plus it was an election and any tiny amount of drop in gas prices would have been good for the democrats. The US produces twice as much oil as SA does.
As a Saudi 🇸🇦, I think the region is ripe for China🇨🇳. Because China is respected by everyone and a country that develops and rises quickly and meets our needs without blackmail or giving lectures. In the eighties, after America refused to sell missiles to Saudi Arabia, they directed us to China, and they sold us long-range East Wind missiles, and Saudi Arabia rose. Saudi Arabia has signed many deals in recent years, including building a ballistic missile factory and a drone factory. With the arrival of the Chinese President to Saudi Arabia, more than thirty-five agreements were signed, and yesterday it was announced that a factory would be built in Saudi Arabia with the help of China, which is to manufacture steel sheets. China is a partner with them, and I wish they would join us in the Middle East more and more.
As a Chinese, I would say that is wealthy for both of us to continue our friendship, the only thing is I would like to advise Saudi stop exporting Wahabi's fundamentalism which was really caused many bad things happened in our country.
The Strait of Hormuz is under the complete control of Iran, it also supervises the Bab al-Mandab Strait through Yemen. The point that Saudi Arabia and the Arab countries along the Persian Gulf led to the resumption of relations with Iran was the understanding of this fact, nothing else. Therefore, they realized that the security of the region will be guaranteed only by partnership, not dependence on America and the West
Actually it is the Arabian Gulf because both sides are Arabian where the Iranian side of the gulf is Ahwaz, which is Arabian, and the other side is Arabian states.
@Abdullah Shah stop drinking camle pee 😂 you developed permenant brain damage. There is no such thing as an Arabian empire. There were hundreds of tribes of people living in desert and raping their own daughters and sister, eating salamander and drunk camle pee, they had no civilisation and were always in war for bread. What you call Arabs used to burry their daughters alive. Till Prophet Mohammad peace be upon him tried to illuminate you barbarians but instead you fought against him and slaughtered his family which we know as "Ahle Bayt". Educate yourself and look at the map of the Persian Empire which is at least 2600 years old, you will see that the coast of the #PersianGulf Oman included the coast of SA and Iraq and Syria have always been a part of the Persiam Empire. On the same mape you see #PersianGulf. You didn't have anything just right now and yet you try you claim thing you never had? Funny guy.
@@hamidsalehbeigy6514 bro it is Arabian Gulf, now stop being mad about it just because he said Arabian Gulf, he is Already educated and there is nothing you can do about it😂
I don't know, but Israel doesn't have a strategic resource or sit on a route between those resources and China. So why have relations with Israel, which may lead to problems with the Arab states or Iran? It's just easier not to.
@@recoil53 a pretty big reason I can think of Israels Military technology being of high significance to the Chinese, hell being partially responsible for the PLAs modernization in the past 20 years
China is Israel's 3rd largest trading partner. Currently trade between the 2 countries is around $20B per year. China does quite a lot of infrastructure work mostly (rail, road and metro tunnels) in Israel and now runs the new container port in Haifa. There are discussions for Chinese investment in a new rail line from the Med to Red seas (an overland alternative to Suez). Israeli exports (in particular defense products) are severely curtailed due to US pressure. Israel-China relations took a big hit when Israel had to cancel a big Chinese order for Israeli Phalcon radar systems, which the US opposed.
I'm iraqi lives in Baghdad and already see the Chinese influence in my town they are building schools roads and railroads welcome Chinese to welcome to iraq
The main difference between China and the US is that China doesn't try to impose its ideologies on other countries. The US exports "Democracy" at the barrel of a gun. Forcing countries to grow crops the US wants or they don't receive US money. The US treats its "friends" more like vassal states than actual allies. Meanwhile China is making a lot of friends by just doing business and not getting involved in other countries' ways of running things.
I enjoyed your video, but the only thing that was interesting for me is that why are you calling persian gulf as "gulf"? brother, we expect you to at least be percises in such a video like this and use correct name of essential places such as "PERSIAN GULF". it may cause confusion as there are many other gulfs in the world. For clarity, it is better to use the specific name, "Persian Gulf," especially in a video or other educational content. This will help ensure that the audience understands which body of water is being discussed. Additionally, using the term "Persian Gulf" shows a better understanding and respect for historical and geographical context.
Interestingly, Iran this week ceased a fully laden Turkish registered tanker in the Persian gulf, the response from the US was minimal. Where was the oil destined? Possibly China.
People commenting and claiming the Chinese build railroads and infrastructure while the U.S. bombs and destroys is true but not as simple as that. Bun the U.S. and their imperalistis bs. Not a CCP hater either in fact I support them in many aspects except humanitarian reasons which I've personally experienced in my own country, but the reality is just different, they're not just coming over there and start building like a basebuilding game and everything is cool but rather they take any intellectual property you have + they only care about profits and nothing more. An example way before the 25 years deal which resulted in a very very negative outrage from us (the people and not the gov): the Iranian regime had "sold" some of their ports to the Chinese but what they did on their own soil was overfishing. This also resulted in local workers losing their jobs because there was nothing left to work for anymore. They ignored the 230km boundary from the main coastline rule called EEZ (“exclusive economic zone,") they never cared about the environment and especially especially in countries that they know they have political and or economic leverage on. Now these alllllll could be the stupid regime not being powerful enough, standing in corner and isolated by the whole world that they accepted anything they threw at them (which could sound silly to some) but it's actually true giving the fact that almost all these countries mentioned in the video actually give a fuck about their people and act for them, which this regime failed to do so. No matter how you hate the CCP you cannot ignore the fact that they did all these projects and investments for THEIR people and their own agenda and political/economical reasons.
We built business connection and cultural exchanges with Persia and Arab Empire for more than 1000 years when your ancestors were hiding in woods to dodge those Romans. lol
No you are mstaken ,it is the Arabian Gulf because both sides are Arabian where the Iranian side of the gulf is Ahwaz, which is Arabian, and the other side is Arabian states.please edugate yourself.
Actually it is the Arabian Gulf because both sides are Arabian where the Iranian side of the gulf is Ahwaz, which is Arabian, and the other side is Arabian states.
Persian gulf not Arabian. also with the intense dissatisfaction of Iranians with the Islamic Republic, there is little possibility that the Islamic Republic last for more than 5 years.
The military technological transfer Israel gave to China ia a interesting topic no one wants to talk about. It is technology the USA rather wouldn't want to have seen falling in Chinese hands.
I’m glad you know of that to but with Russia dying in Ukraine I believe Israelis betrayal and their hopes of shifting the balance of power from the Atlantic to the pacific is over. The US is re arranging the world order and countries like Saudi Arabia and Russia are being cut out
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Outdated video. You'll want to updated your video with more current information. Both Saudi and Iran will join the SCO. That will be the new security architecture.
Well if the Middle East badly wants to be China's whipping boy while their Muslim brethren get genocided in Xinjiang, I guess they should join the SCO. 🤡🤡🤡
Actually it is the Arabian Gulf because both sides are Arabian where the Iranian side of the gulf is Ahwaz, which is Arabian, and the other side is Arabian states.please edugate yourself.
Actually it is the Arabian Gulf because both sides are Arabian where the Iranian side of the gulf is Ahwaz, which is Arabian, and the other side is Arabian states.please edugate yourself.
@@sustains8489 i live in ahvaz and it's not even half arab. Maybe u should visit more. Also look at abassid era maps see what they used😂 was arab mentality different back in the day? With ur reasoning then i can use Bahrain as an example too becuz it has lots of iranians Don't forget that all these coastlines were controlled by iran for centuries and until not long ago these new arab nations all belonged to Ottomans lol When you don't have history u try to make it. facts
As someone who is generally China critical, I did not take any negative reaction towards the resumption of diplomatic contact between Iran and Saudi Arabia. In honesty, Bush Jr.'s antagonism of Iran in the wake of 9/11 could very well rank among the greatest geopolitical mistakes of the early 21st century for the US. We should strive towards peace in the middle east and minimal military intervention.
Very much an IRAN viewpoint. Also learned that China had its own China based national interests, similar to the South China Sea. I'm sense Iran wants to control the ocean waters around Iran, and ignore any international protocols, international laws. Interesting that it does not mention Iran wanting to develop the nuclear weapons, similar to North Korea. Let the populations die, as long as the leadership enjoys luxury, and nuclear research can continue. The other unmentioned facts include the hostility that Iran and the 'unified Arab' nations might have to each other and to the various types of Muslim religious sections. From my understanding of 'Arab unity', this is the opposite. Arab unity'means great distrust of all other Islamic people. No protest about the Islamic people of Russia or China? Where is this Arab unity? The uneven treatment to the enemies of the Islamic religion? Non-Islamic people include Christians, Jewish, Russian, and Chinese. Why no Islamic, no Arab unity here? Overall, it seems strange to suppose that China is trying to replace the known imperialism of the European and western world. This video does agree with one viewpoint, however. China just wants to protect the shipping lanes for international trade. Somali sea pirates. Sea trading pathways. Glad that this RU-vid channel recognizes the Trump complaint that to many nations, including China, are friending on USA meeting the international trading channels open. China ignores this responsibility to international law. Hopefully, this RU-vid channel might gain a more sensible international understanding. This includes the reality of the non-existence of Arab unity.
Also, other than throwing the words out a few times, he didn't say very much about China's Belt and Road projects. As I understand it, a big part of that is infrastructure through Iran. Especially before the Ukrainian was started, there was a project to link up the gulf coast to the Caspian Sea and northwards to Moscow. I am slightly confused about whether this project was part of China's Belt and Road project, or was a rival to it. Either way it should have been part of the discussion here.
How is Iran controling it's own waters bad, Iran developing Nuclear weapons as a deterreance agaisnt constant aggression from the US and it's Puppet colonial state of Israel also the 'letting populations die' is idiotic and pure western propoganda, where do you get the statement that Arab unity somehow means distrust ahainst other Muslims and what is happening to Muslims in China and Russia other than whatever western propoganda they shit out.
According to the Koran, Jews and Christians are not innately enemies of Islam. They are brother religions. But of course as we see everywhere, people often use religion to justify and push their political goals.
This video is not a comprehensive overview but supplementary to other work. I understand the criticism and not meaning to sound disregarding but not every statement can cover the entire context.
I like this video a lot, often your videos can be quite emotional when issues are close to home (rightfully) such as with Russia-Ukraine, but this shows a more academic analysis. I hope you can maintain a balance of BOTH types of videos as both good messaging and factual analysis are required in combination to produce good policy.
Actually it is the Arabian Gulf because both sides are Arabian where the Iranian side of the gulf is Ahwaz, which is Arabian, and the other side is Arabian states.please edugate yourself.
