As China deepens its ties in the Gulf, questions arise about the US role and its long-term strategy in the region: Can Washington maintain its influence?
From solar panels to arms sales and proposed solutions to the region’s long-standing troubles, China’s expanding role in the Gulf has transcended the realms of material gains or search for shared prosperity.
Therefore, it is necessary to prospect an antithesis to the perceived US retrenchment from the region. Washington could well be luring Beijing into a complex trap. Prioritising economic gains is a tactic China employs in almost every diplomatic encounter. It is also gradually playing the game of soft power, as indicated by the opening of the first Confucius Institute in Riyadh last week., overshadowing the declining oil exports to the US. With its extensive BRI network, China has cultivated diverse relationships with every country in the region, skilfully maintaining a non-aligned and non-confrontational approach.
The prevailing narrative of American withdrawal combined with the growing presence of China has even led some toUS and them Conversely, Washington wants to entice China into the Middle East’s conundrum. By doing so, China would promptly realise that it cannot actualise its declared ideals of security, peace, and stability, which are essentially rhetorical, in this highly turbulent area.of constructing a base near Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Port does not contradict American foreign policy; rather, it aims to entrap China in the convoluted quagmire of the Middle East. China is well aware of its unpreparedness in this regard.
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