"Two recent reports highlight a disturbing trend in the global power dynamic.
They are not receiving much attention because of the ongoing war in Ukraine, but China is exploiting this out-of-the-spotlight moment to work smartly at increasing its influence within the Muslim world.
...At a recent meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's Council of Foreign Ministers, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was a special invitee. It was the first time that a Chinese government official had ever been invited to be present at an OIC meeting. The OIC has 57 member countries, making it the world's second-largest international organization.
...At a recent meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's Council of Foreign Ministers, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was a special invitee. It was the first time that a Chinese government official had ever been invited to be present at an OIC meeting. The OIC has 57 member countries, making it the world's second-largest international organization.
- According to reports, "China is investing over $400 billion in nearly 600 projects across the Muslim world under the Belt and Road Initiative." These moves have helped China make significant strides in increasing its influence on both the policy and economic fronts with the OIC...
- The OIC seems completely to have ignored the persecution of Uyghur Muslims by the Chinese government and the deaths in 2021 of more than a 100,000 Americans from fentanyl and other hard drugs, largely exported from China. The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly considering labeling fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction..."
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