Mint Quick Edit | China’s 5% GDP growth: Will Beijing put its economy ahead of geopolitics?
Whether China consistently puts its economic interests above its long-term geopolitical ambitions, however, is not always clear. As hostilities in West Asia involve the US, its archrival, and Iran, a country it has forged close ties with, its calculus may go beyond its near-term need for export expansion. If Beijing spies a way to hasten a power shift in its favour, it might prioritize that.
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