China Expands into the Levant—and Improves Its Ties to Israel’s Adversaries
Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey will be stops on the new silk road.
April 21, 2021
China Expands into the Levant—and Improves Its Ties to Israel’s Adversaries
Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey will be stops on the new silk road.
In 2013, Beijing formally announced its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), an effort to create a network of railroads, ports, and other infrastructure spanning across Asia to Europe, facilitating trade and expanding Chinese influence. This project has included closer economic ties with Iran and the Gulf states, as well as with Turkey and the Levant. While China’s steps to expand the Belt and Road into Israel have become liabilities for the Jewish state, the Communist country is actively gaining a foothold Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey. Mordechai Chaziza and Efraim Karsh write:
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