Reflections of the Sino-American Geoeconomic Competition on Iraq

Abstract

China’s economic superiority and accelerated growth have made it the largest competing economic force of the United States of America in the world. In view of the Middle East region’s attractions of conflicting powers over its wealth, which has made the presence of all forces in it. This, additionally, pushed China to compete with the American presence and try and eliminate the American role in the region. To this end, China has adopted a model for its economic growth through foreign trade surpluses, which naturally leads to monetary protectionist policies, not to mention the pursuing a soft power strategy to achieve its influence unlike the United States of America which adopts a solid power strategy which strains the state budget. China has realized that winning economic competition is not possible unless it possesses geostrategic influence capable of attributing its economic rise, which is energy, and also needs political relations with exporting countries and the corridor, which requires its military presence to protect those supplies.