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So, the Beirut blast may benefit China and the BRI. I hope not. Also read this related article https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/syria-reconstruction-china/
@WendySiegelman @ZevShalev @ericgarland @LincolnsBible @ninaandtito @patrickLSimpson @craigunger @JamesFourM @TrickFreee @HunterJCullen https://twitter.com/haaretzcom/status/1292875105358372866
@WendySiegelman @ZevShalev @ericgarland @LincolnsBible @ninaandtito @patrickLSimpson @craigunger @JamesFourM @TrickFreee @HunterJCullen https://twitter.com/haaretzcom/status/1292875105358372866
“interviews and trawls for documents across 10 countries in search of the original ownership of this 2,750-tonne consignment instead revealed an intricate tale of missing documentation, secrecy and a web of small, obscure companies that span the globe.“ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-ship-insight-idUSKCN2571CP
Published 7/16/20 before the #BeirutBlast >
Lebanon Looks to China as US, Arabs Refuse to Help in Crisis
Struggling with an economic catastrophe, Lebanon is the latest country to be caught up U.S.-China tensions. https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/lebanon-looks-to-china-as-us-arabs-refuse-to-help-in-crisis/
https://twitter.com/diplomat_apac/status/1283793589064138757?s=21 https://twitter.com/Diplomat_APAC/status/1283793589064138757
Lebanon Looks to China as US, Arabs Refuse to Help in Crisis
Struggling with an economic catastrophe, Lebanon is the latest country to be caught up U.S.-China tensions. https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/lebanon-looks-to-china-as-us-arabs-refuse-to-help-in-crisis/
https://twitter.com/diplomat_apac/status/1283793589064138757?s=21 https://twitter.com/Diplomat_APAC/status/1283793589064138757
“Closely connected to Chinese interest in Syrian ports is the exploration by CHEC of a possible upgrading of the deep seaport of Tripoli, Lebanon, to allow it to accommodate larger vessels.” https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/syria-reconstruction-china/
“Chinese access to the Syrian Mediterranean Sea ports of Tartus and Latakia is an attractive prospect ... It would complement Beijing’s footholds in Greece’s Piraeus and the Israeli harbors of Haifa and Ashdod, and would anchor Syria as a key point on the ancient Silk Road.”
