China Government is busy with investment in the West Asian region and it has so far allocated budget worth $160b in its strategic plan of “One Belt One Road (OBOR)”.

IRAN NEWS POLITICAL DESK

On Sunday, November 8, 2019, and exactly one year ago during a specialized conference (One Belt-One Road), Professor of China Study from Tehran University Mr. Behzad Shahandeh explained the policies of China, and elaborated the approach of the strategists of the country regarding the significance of ties with China. He revealed important information which says, “The Chinese have invested heavily in Gwadar Port of Pakistan and soon this port will become the second Dubai while currently, hundreds of cranes in this port are active in unloading and uploading and they transfer China’s importing and exporting goods.”

He termed political-economic relations of China and Pakistan very deep and strategic, added, “The Chinese look at Pakistan as a partner and friend for all seasons.” Mr. Shahandeh is a university teacher politically in alignment with Iran’s 12th government (the current government). If the statesmen do not listen to him, so to whom are they to listen?

On the “One Belt One Road Initiative”, Mr. Shahandeh says, “At first this project was not to be the strategic policy of China but suddenly in 2015, the Chinese took it seriously and it has currently turned into Xi Jinping (China’s President)’s main project. In Iran this point should be noticed that China’s GDP is $27 trillion as the figure is very higher than any of this country’s rival especially the U.S. because the current GDP of the U.S. stands at $18 trillion. Although the aggregate GDP and purchasing power in the U.S. is more than China which indicates an intense competition between these two countries for becoming superpower in the world. According to many experts, the Chinese are today the world economic power number one, and unity with them will provide the ground for the Islamic Republic of Iran’s participation with them in the whole region.

China’s economic policies abroad are concentrated in two regions, first in the West Asia and second in African states. That why China has been motivated for investment in Africa is because of the continent’s untapped environmental condition and infrastructural needs. But in the West Asia, China has to take in technology because the number of implemented projects in the infrastructures in this region is incomparable with Africa. Hence, for optimizing the cost-benefit in the oil and telecommunication projects, China can bring in investment and technology and we also provide them with workforce and market.

So these conditions, if are managed properly and not destroyed, will be very useful for us but why the 12th government when it started its job did not respond positively to China raises a question mark that one day the truth behind it will be revealed to the Iranian nation. What seems obvious is that on January 24, 2016, exactly eight days after the nuclear deal (JCPOA) came into effect and when Iran was in a fairly stronger position, albeit propagative, and all countries in the world which were seeking seemingly investment in the Islamic Republic of Iran, China’s President Xi visited Tehran at the invitation of the head of 12th government and during the second term of President Hassan Rouhani. The Chinese President had an important proposal: increasing the industrial, commercial and trade relations with Iran to $600b in ten years, in other words, $60b per year till 2025. But the statesmen focused on the JCPOA and the West and did not care this unique proposal.

There is a reasonable criticism to President Rouhani and one day he should split the reason for snubbing China’s proposal and answer to it.

Even after the first JCPOA or we give discount and accept that China is the second world economic power, if a small portion of that $600b had been invested in Iran by the Chinese, the next sanctions of the U.S. could have been a blow to the Chinese government’s interests. Then could U.S. President Donald Trump dare to tear apart the JCPOA so easily? Today those who voted for President Rouhani for his second term should ask themselves what the reason was for not cooperating with China. If our economy due to the rise in the volume of liquidity needs to rein the balance, and experts believe that arrival of investment is the solution, so why has not this important issue been heeded?

  By: Hamid Reza Naghashian

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According To Iran News, Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country would continue to provide as much assistance as it can for Iran in the fight against the outbreak of the new coronavirus, known as COVID-19.

In a message sent to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Xi expressed heartfelt sympathies to the Iranian government and people over the epidemic on behalf of the Chinese government and people, Xinhua reported.

Stressing that China and Iran are strategic partners and their people enjoy a traditional friendship, Xi noted that the Iranian government and people have provided sincere and friendly support and help for China’s fight against the epidemic.

Meanwhile, to help Iran beat the disease, China has offered Iran a batch of anti-epidemic supplies and sent a team of voluntary health experts, Xi said.

China stands ready to step up cooperation with Iran to contain the epidemic, Xi said, adding that he is confident that the Iranian government and people will surely win the battle against the outbreak.

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According To Iran News, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump have been in continuous touch through “various means”, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, when asked when and where the two leaders might meet to ink a trade deal.

Trump on Friday suggested he could sign a long-awaited trade agreement with China in the farm state of Iowa, which has been hard hit by tariffs in a nearly 16-month trade war between the world’s largest economies.

Trump said on Friday evening that negotiations about a “phase one” agreement were going well and he hoped to sign the deal with Xi at a US location when work on the agreement was completed.

China has so far not been drawn on when and where Xi may go to meet Trump, apart from saying it was “pure speculation” they could meet in the Chinese gambling hub of Macau.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang was equally taciturn on Monday.

 “As for a meeting between the leaders of China and the United States, what I can say is that President Xi Jinping and President Trump have maintained continuous contact through various means,“ he told a daily news briefing, without elaborating, Reuters reported.

US and Chinese negotiators have been racing to finalize a text of a “phase one” agreement for Trump and Xi to sign this month, a process clouded by wrangling over US demands for a timetable of Chinese purchases of US farm products.

A critical date is Dec 15, when new US tariffs on Chinese imports such as laptops, toys and electronics are set to kick in. Both the United States and China have an interest in reaching a deal and averting those tariffs.

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“Trade protectionism and unilateral policies are now actively gaining momentum, and the issue of how to respond to US pressure and trade protectionism is important not only for China… It will be reasonable if the leaders of the two countries exchange views [on the issue], and we hope that they will reach a broad consensus on issues of upholding justice and opposing trade protectionism,” Zhang said during a press-conference, Sputnik reported.

Zhang also specified that Xi and Modi might also discuss the trade war between the United States and China, noting that this issue could become an important point for negotiations during the Chinese president’s bilateral meetings with leaders of other countries.

The next SCO summit will be held in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek from June 13-14.

In late May, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin would hold talks with Modi during the summit.

The United States and China have been trying to overcome disagreements that emerged in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s decision last June to impose 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods in a bid to fix the trade deficit. Since then, the sides have exchanged several rounds of duties.

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People’s Bank of China Governor Yi Gang said the BRI’s investment and financing decisions must fully consider a country’s overall debt capacity, and improve the coordination between investment and financing to ensure debt is sustainable.

The BRI is a rapidly developing new initiative. It has attracted discussions in the world. But the US and some Western countries made biased comments, some with ill intentions. China proposed the initiative, but stayed calm and focused on improving the BRI’s mechanism together with cooperative countries. China’s broad mind matches the great cause of the BRI.

The BRI is an expanding friendly circle with no adversaries. Two former US cabinet members released a report called “The Higher Road: Forging a US Strategy for the Global Infrastructure Challenge.” It is a good thing if the US really supports global infrastructure.
But the purpose of the report seems to be to build US leadership in infrastructure and exclude China’s influence. The two former cabinet members advocated “the higher road,” but it seems like a zero-sum geopolitical road.

China’s foreign investment has never ignored the principle of being green and clean. It also took recipient countries’ debt capacity into consideration. But since some countries expressed concerns, the BRF placed the corresponding improvements in a prominent position. In contrast with the open-mindedness of China, the US’ unilateralism has increased.

The America First policy has disturbed most global multilateral cooperation platforms. Thus, the BRI may be more attractive because countries only have the goodwill of reciprocity within the framework. All countries want to develop, and the BRI can help in mutual development.

BRI cooperation will be more prosperous with higher quality in the future. It is open to regions and countries as well as good ideas and rules. Proposed by China, the BRI belongs to humankind. These are not empty words.

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 Chinese President Xi Jinping said that his country won’t promise to abstain from using force when countering foreign meddling and separatist movements in Taiwan.

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The senior officials discussed expansion of relations especially in economic and political areas.

Four cooperation documents in the areas of research, fight against drug trafficking, stock market and road construction were signed between the two countries.

The Iranian president also met separately with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the fringes of the summit.

Rouhani said that Iran is ready to expand “strategic cooperation” with the “friendly country of India”.

He also said that Iran welcomes India’s participation in the development of Chabahar port.

For his part, Modi said that India is determined to deepen relations with Iran in various areas.

Rouhani also held a separate meeting with Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga, discussing economic ties.

Also, Rouhani met with a number of senior officials on Saturday on the sidelines of the summit including Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The SCO summit started on Saturday and ended on Sunday.

Rouhani addressed the summit on Sunday, elaborating on the Islamic Republic’s stances on most pressing issues.

SCO member states are China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan. Observer states are Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia, and dialogue partners are Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey and Sri Lanka.

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