Among world and regional powers
involved in the Libyan crisis, China is often not considered
very much because it is not sending mercenaries to the country
or mobilizing drones for air raids, like the United Arab
Emirates, Turkey and Russia.
Beijing, however, is ''constantly investing'' at an economic level and is ''exercising influence in ways that promote the integration of Libya within China's global ambitions'', according to an article published by the ''Carnegie Endowment for International Peace'', a leading US think tank.
When the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi's began in 2011, Beijing abstained from voting when the Security Council authorized military intervention which opened the crisis that is still ongoing, noted the website of the organization that publishes ''Foreign Policy'', one of the most widely read magazines in the world on foreign politics and economics.
It was a position that, along with countering US influence, reflected ''its calculated neutrality in Libya'', according to two analysts from the organization, who highlighted in the article that the involvement of the Asian superpower ''focused on economic penetration, its strongest line of influence and diplomacy behind the scenes''.
Read more at:
China in Libya - investments and neutrality - Analysis - ANSAMed.it
Beijing, however, is ''constantly investing'' at an economic level and is ''exercising influence in ways that promote the integration of Libya within China's global ambitions'', according to an article published by the ''Carnegie Endowment for International Peace'', a leading US think tank.
When the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi's began in 2011, Beijing abstained from voting when the Security Council authorized military intervention which opened the crisis that is still ongoing, noted the website of the organization that publishes ''Foreign Policy'', one of the most widely read magazines in the world on foreign politics and economics.
It was a position that, along with countering US influence, reflected ''its calculated neutrality in Libya'', according to two analysts from the organization, who highlighted in the article that the involvement of the Asian superpower ''focused on economic penetration, its strongest line of influence and diplomacy behind the scenes''.
Read more at:
China in Libya - investments and neutrality - Analysis - ANSAMed.it
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