“China really saw it a a broader chess piece, a broader way of building its influence in the Middle East. And this will be a blow to Beijing.” The downfall of Assad in Syria has been a “major blow” to Putin and Xi Jinping as China's plans to expand into Middle East are “rattled”, says Ian Williams, journalist and author of ‘Vampire State. The rise and fall of the Chinese Economy’. Join this channel to get access to perks - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjDhFuGXlhx9Us0gq0VK2w/join 📻 Listen to Times Radio - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio 🗞 Subscribe to The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/radio-3for3/ 📲 Get the free Times Radio app https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio/how-to-listen-to-times-radio/app
Is Putin rattled over Assad's surprising collapse? China too? youtu.be/A8-VVUQ9HIw
A pleasure to be back on frontline at Times Radio with @jameshansonradio.bsky.social talking China’s Syrian blow, Beijing’s latest military tantrum around Taiwan as it preps for Trump 2 and much more #china #syria #russia #ukraine youtu.be/A8-VVUQ9HIw?...
@timesradiouk 📻 Ep 12-11-2024 💪🏽🇺🇦📰 "Putin and Xi Jinping rattled as Assad's collapse shatters grand plans" youtu.be/A8-VVUQ9HIw?...
: Assad's fall makes China and Russia look the posers they always were, are, and will continue to be. Syria was one of their big keys into exploiting the resources of the Middle East and into Africa. In the meantime, Iran's licking its wounds by doing its usual: punishing its own populace.
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