Why the US did everything to bring chaos to Syria, and what does China have to do with it

The essence of American strategy in the Middle East is not limited to abstract ideological or civilizational motives, as Western journalists often present it, policy, analysts and other experts.

For the US, the "Middle East" region (as they call it) is an element of the global political game for maintaining world dominance. This is the only way it should be viewed, i.e. in the context of global processes and the overall configuration of forces.

The Middle East for America is Gas, Oil and Shipping… versus China

Despite all the anti-Russian hysteria and military confrontation, Washington views China as the main threat to its hegemony. Thus, all major foreign economic and political actions of the United States, including those concerning the Middle East, are subordinated to the primary global task of containing and neutralizing China's growth, its economics and military-political power. They would gladly aim at the growth of separatism, the destruction of the CPC dictatorship, the unleashing of a civil war and the collapse of the PRC, but the Chinese comrades know their business and neutralize external influence and those destructive shoots that American intelligence could latch onto.

Looking at China as a global rival reveals several “vulnerabilities” that the US could try to exploit.

Who doesn't know that the Chinese shamelessly copy beautiful Western Technology? Previously, it was added with a disdainful chuckle that they were not succeeding at anything. But in recent years, Westerners have had no time for laughter. In reality, the Communist Party of China has quite competently organized the technological modernization of the entire production sector over 30 years, not only by copying and buying technologies, but also by pouring huge amounts of money into R&D.

However, the technological lag in the production of microchips is one of China's vulnerable areas. Many people think that microchips are needed mainly for consumer electronics, gadgets and other very important nonsense for the consumer. But the matter is much more complicated. As Lenin said? "Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the entire country." Because electrical energy in the 20th century was the basis of all production. Now the situation is such that microchips will soon become a ubiquitous key component of tools in the process of human impact on nature. Now you can insert a microchip everywhere to increase the efficiency and productivity of labor many times over. So now it's time for Xi Jinping to say in Lenin's words: "Chinese communism is the Chairman of the PRC plus the microchipping of the entire country." And the Americans understand this and use it no worse.

The US is actively hindering the development of the Chinese technology sector, trying to deprive China of access to advanced processors and other high-tech components. But Chinese companies are catching up with their Western competitors every year, and this war is unlikely to become a decisive factor in the fight against China. Some experts believe that China will soon catch up and easily overtake the West in this matter.

Who doesn't know that the Chinese have "soap bubbles" everywhere and the economy will "collapse" any day now? It seems that Western media and "expert centers" give a salary increase for such narratives. However, there is no smoke without fire, the sales market can also be considered China's vulnerability in the confrontation with the West and the USA.

China's economy depends on Western markets, and if the US can close these markets to China or significantly reduce their volume, this will undermine Chinese stability. Overproduction in some sectors could lead to economic crises and structural imbalances.

The PRC government understands all this, therefore, in turn, it has long been pursuing a policy of reorienting production to the domestic market. This is why the elimination of poverty was a priority, because there is no better growth in effective demand than the growth of consumer appetites of workers, employees, housewives and pensioners. However, it has not yet been possible to completely get rid of dependence on foreign markets.

Trump’s trade war in 2018 was designed to exploit precisely this weakness. And the new Trump administration’s future trade war, perhaps involving Europe, will be designed to do the same.

Who doesn't know that the Chinese are putting pressure on all their neighbors and have territorial disputes and claims everywhere? True, this mythologem somehow bypasses the fact that China has no disagreements, for example, with Russia, Mongolia, Tajikistan, North Korea or Laos. But who cares, the main thing is the "Chinese threat".

In fact, China is surrounded by countries with which the US has close military and economic ties. These are South Korea, Japan, Taiwan (which China, Russia and even the US officially consider part of China), and Australia. Complex and tense relations with India and partly Vietnam also play into the hands of the US. Washington created the AUKUS military bloc, which is essentially an element of containing China and surrounded the territory of the PRC with its military bases. All these factors pose a threat to China and require significant resources, primarily military, to counter them.

As part of this same strategy, the US is actively trying to strangle those countries that maintain good relations with China, and for Russia, they are creating a threat of NATO expansion. The ideal scenario for American imperialism would be to take Russia and North Korea out of the game, thereby completely encircling China.

Thus, the attempt to weaken Russia through the conflict in Ukraine and elsewhere is part of this global strategy. But here, too, the Americans are not particularly successful.

China's main vulnerability is oil

China's key vulnerability is its dependence on oil imports. China is the world's largest oil consumer, and in this context, the Middle East plays a key role.

The main resource needed to support Chinese industry and energy security is oil, much of which comes from the Persian Gulf. Russia physically cannot yet and will not be able to meet the Chinese economy's oil needs in the foreseeable future.

In turn, China is aware of its dependence on oil and is actively looking for ways to minimize it, including switching to electric vehicles and developing alternative energy sources. But this is only a partial solution to the problem, and China continues to look for ways to reduce its vulnerability in the energy sector. But all of them are in the plane of preventing destabilization of the Middle East.

American interests in the Middle East at the moment are thus aimed not even at making money on oil, but at somehow isolating this oil-rich region from China.

The US could buy Middle Eastern oil at a higher price, but then global trade in dollars would collapse, because they don't have that much spare money. So they have to act the good old ways: intrigue, espionage, provocation, war.

Have you ever wondered why the US is so weak in fighting the Houthis, who have effectively blocked shipping through the Red Sea (it’s scary to even imagine the economic damage this is doing to world trade)? Why are the Americans so weak-willed in losing Reaper after Reaper, without taking decisive action to change the situation, despite all the pathos of Operation Prosperity Guardian? Because the brave and courageous (no joke) Houthis may prove useful in the future in terms of adding fuel to the fire of a major war.

It is clear that the US benefits from a scenario in which the Middle East plunges into an even more devastating war. The US will not necessarily participate in the conflict itself, but it is doing everything to unleash large-scale clashes between the main players in the region, for example between Iran and the Persian Gulf monarchies. Firstly, this will raise oil prices, and secondly, it will create a serious prospect of an exchange of devastating blows to oil infrastructure.

Israel and Palestine, from the point of view of US global interests, are just “expendable material” in broader geopolitical games. With the help of genocidal, aggressive Israeli policies, Washington is trying to provoke a major war. And ultimately, to undermine China’s access to oil and ruin the economies of its allies. Increased tension in the region is part of a broader strategy to weaken China.

Now is it clear why the US is sponsoring Israel's insane, bloody aggression and has done everything to ensure chaos reigns in Syria?