A big event in South Asia is good for China!
Just now, a major event happened in South Asia, which is good for China, but the United States can be stunned. The Iranian president has visited Pakistan, and the two families have happily reconciled!
According to a Reuters report on April 22, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on the 22nd to begin a three-day official visit. Pakistan has previously said the visit will provide an "important opportunity" for the two countries to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation in trade, connectivity, energy and agriculture.
The occurrence of this incident can be said to be closely related to China. On the one hand, the reconciliation is indirectly brought about by China, and on the other hand, the result of the reconciliation between the two countries is of great significance to China and has a huge impact on the world.
Iranian President Raisi arrived in Islamabad by plane on the 22nd to begin a three-day visit / Reuters
Why is it said that the rapprochement between Pakistan and Iran was brought about by China? The answer is actually very simple: Pakistan is both an ally of China and an ally of Saudi Arabia, and much of Pakistan's military equipment is supported by Saudi Arabia behind the scenes. Why is Saudi Arabia friendly with Pakistan? One is that both countries are Sunni countries, but more importantly, they are based on national interests. Saudi Arabia and Iran are feuding, and the two countries have deep contradictions, and in this case, in order to contain Iran, Saudi Arabia has a very good relationship with Pakistan, so that a geopolitical balance has been formed.
This pattern of relations between Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan continued for a long time, until China brokered a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and the situation changed dramatically. Thanks to China's mediation, Saudi Arabia and Iran have reconciled, so that the basic logic of the opposition between Pakistan and Iran does not exist. In particular, China and Pakistan have been vigorously developing the Belt and Road Initiative, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a model project of the Belt and Road Initiative, and Iran has also joined the Belt and Road Initiative. In this way, as long as the CPEC is connected to Iran, it is expected to form the CPEC, which is an eye-catching extension.
Notice how the Pakistani side claims to be on this visit, which will provide an "important opportunity" for the two countries to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation in trade, connectivity, energy, and agriculture. If Pakistan and Iran are reconnected after the CPEC is opened, will it be an "important opportunity" for trade, connectivity, energy and agriculture?
Frankly, Iran's rapprochement with Pakistan is strategically good for China. Geographically, economically, and militarily, it is of great significance to further enhance China's influence, especially China's influence in the Middle East.
Follow the trend, China is simply effortless!
China's prestige in the international community is really getting higher and higher, especially in the Middle East, Africa, South America, and the South Pacific, where in the past our overall radiation influence was not enough, and now the radiation is rapidly becoming stronger. In the Middle East, China has completely taken advantage of the trend, and it can be said that it has done earth-shattering things without "blowing dust".
Just like the great reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, why was China able to accomplish it? The essence of this is that there is actually no fundamental contradiction between Saudi Arabia and Iran in the current era, and the contradictions between them are to a large extent created by the United States and Israel, and they are contradictions provoked through various incidents, with the aim of strengthening US control over the Middle East and helping Israel gain a firm foothold in the Middle East. However, in terms of fundamental interests, Saudi Arabia and Iran do not have an essential conflict, but have many common interests.
In fact, Iraq has been mediating long before China intervened, and there has been progress. Why was Soleimani, a senior official of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, killed in Iraq? It was because Iraq helped mediate between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and Soleimani went to negotiate. As a result, everyone saw that the United States blew it up directly in Iraq. Since that U.S. assassination of Soleimani, things have stalled when the head of the Iraqi mediation campaign was also killed. In the end, China intervened, with China's scientific and technological strength, and the communication between China and Saudi Arabia and Iran, the United States could not even touch the hair of intelligence, and everyone saw it, and finally China pulled Saudi Arabia and Iran to officially announce reconciliation and the United States did not know the news.
China's mediation between Saudi Arabia and Iran has actually taken a very short time, perhaps not even a year. In the final analysis, China has taken advantage of the trend, because Saudi Arabia and Iran have no fundamental contradictions, but have common interests, and because everyone needs reconciliation to reduce the cost of economic development.
China has not made much effort to mediate Iran, and rapprochements with Iran, such as Pakistan's, have been entirely spontaneous. Do you remember the hostilities between Iran and Pakistan in January this year? Last December, a terrorist attack in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan killed at least 11 police officers. The terrorist group "Army of Justice" claimed to have carried out the attack. In retaliation, Iran attacked two important AKI positions in Pakistan in January this year, prompting strong protests from Pakistan.
In retaliation, Pakistan also attacked the hideouts of "terrorists" in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province, which has long been responsible for terrorist attacks in Pakistan. The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately summoned the Chargé d'affaires of Pakistan in Iran to protest against the Pakistani attack and demand an explanation from the Pakistani side.
At that time, many people said that the two countries were going to fight, but Zhan Hao emphasized in his analysis at the first time that not only would they not fight, but they might soon reconcile and launch a joint anti-terrorism campaign. As a result, the two countries decided to resolve the issue through dialogue and diplomacy before the words were spoken, and the foreign ministers of Palestine and Iraq had a telephone conversation on the same day, and both sides agreed to ease the situation. However, this is the result of China's ride. China's mediation has brought about a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and after the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement, Pakistan and Iran share common interests and there is no major conflict. Just like the two countries did not inform each other of attacking the terrorists in each other's territory, they hit each other at what the two countries want to attack, but there is a problem with the methods and methods, so there is a confrontation. But as soon as the two countries greet each other, they both appreciate each other, and they both know that they can make a lot of money by doing business with China when they cooperate with each other, so of course they will do their best and then seek cooperation with China.
The timing of the visit is very peculiar because it comes after the outbreak of the conflict between Iran and Israel, which shows Pakistan's unwavering support for Iran. Iranian media also revealed that after Raisi's official meeting with Sharif, a street in Islamabad will be renamed "Iranian Boulevard" as a symbol of good-neighborliness and friendship between the two countries. Doing such a thing at such a time shows how firm Pakistan's position is. For Pakistan, as long as it builds its own gas pipeline and connects it to the 1,100-kilometer-long gas pipeline already built in Iran, it can enjoy cheap energy from Iran. It is even possible to build a gas pipeline from Pakistan to China to transport Iranian gas directly to China.
What are China's real difficulties now? Externally, it is suppressed by the United States, and China is like a fish in water in other aspects; internally, it is industrial upgrading and economic internal circulation, and the difficulties we are encountering are still caused by the United States launching a scientific and technological war against China, but these difficulties have now turned into a driving force, allowing China to move faster and faster in the fields of science and technology and industry. For example, China has made a breakthrough in the field of high-end chips, and the United States' blockade of Huawei has failed; for example, China's new energy vehicles have crushed the United States and the West, and the United States and the West have only one brand left that can compete with China, that is, Tesla.
The United States always wants to stop China, but in the end, it will inevitably be a mantis arm as a car!
Source: Zhanhao WeChat public account