China & the Axis of the Sanctioned : comparemela.com

The decline in U.S. diplomatic influence in the Middle East reflects not just Chinese initiatives, writes Juan Cole, but Washington’s incompetence, arrogance and double-dealing over three decades in the region. 




By Juan Cole
TomDispatch.com
A photo Beijing released on March 6 delivered a

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