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It is nice to see good news from time to time. I think the bigger question here is what role Chinese policy is playing in this story. Is their involvement stric
by roenxi 2y ago
It is nice to see good news from time to time. I think the bigger question here is what role Chinese policy is playing in this story. Is their involvement strictly commercial? Have Chinese politicians decided on some sort of Marshall Plan-style approach to the Middle East?
The US has spent decades destabilising this region of the globe. I am hopeful that China and India will want peace and prosperity instead and we're hitting economic tipping points where they are going to start getting what they want whatever it is. The US isn't in a position to cause as much trouble now if the Chinese military thinks their western flank needs to start calming down.
- m4rtink 2y agoChinese - Pakistan relations go quite back by this point & are quite active, especially on the military purchasing front: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Pakistan_relatio...
- blackhawkC17 2y ago> I think the bigger question here is what role Chinese policy is playing in this story. Is their involvement strictly commercial? There's little government policy behind it. It's basically: Chinese companies invest in massive production of solar panels and drive prices down to unprecedented levels. Pakistani individuals and businesses, facing energy shortages and very expensive grid power, decide to invest in solar panels to get cheap energy. > Have Chinese politicians decided on some sort of Marshall Plan-style approach to the Middle East? Not even close, and there's no reason for them to do this.
- bitethecutebait 2y agoTaking on the US x Saudis via a state that the Western audience traditionally considers terrorists, scammers and hackers via a soon to be eco-friendly Proxy is quite clever ...