China cements influence in Iraq with infrastructure, oil deals after US withdrawal | South China Morning Post

China is eyeing a bigger role in the Middle East. The world’s second-largest economy has been pumping money into the reconstruction of Iraq and in the process is filling a power vacuum in the region since the withdrawal of US forces from the country.. Under a 2019 oil-for-construction deal, China has been funding in…

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