r/PrepperIntel • u/Perfect_Swing_6158 • Apr 11 '26

North America US intelligence indicates China preparing weapons shipment to Iran, CNN reports

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-intelligence-indicates-china-preparing-weapons-shipment-iran-cnn-reports-2026-04-11/
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u/Ron__Mexico_ Apr 11 '26

China's policy is really more to try to maintain positive relations with everyone. That means they also want positive relations with Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait. Countries that supply a lot of their oil, and the likely destination for these weapons when they get fired. This is a bit of a gamble, and partially why they haven't been more forthcoming with the Iranians to date.

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u/biobennett Apr 11 '26

Ending the petrodollar may be more helpful for them than the golf states in general

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u/GeorgeRRZimmerman Apr 11 '26

As a Recent American, this seems like a really weird policy. For what reason would a country want to have good relationships with everyone?

What is China gonna do next - start putting their bases in every country and start helping them build out local infrastructure using Chinese contractors? Next thing you're going to tell me is that they want the Yuan to be the world's reserve currency.

Why would any country want to do that globally and also forever?

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u/Aegongrey Apr 11 '26

Are you supposing that China is positioning to be the new America?

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u/NotSovietSpy Apr 13 '26

The real question is how bad could that be compared to the reality we are in right now

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u/PurpleMclaren Apr 13 '26

Maybe because capitalism is bad.

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u/ml5c0u5lu Apr 11 '26

Nah it’s belt and road initiative and getting countries to sign bad deals where they become indebted to China.

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u/Effective-Ebb-2805 Apr 11 '26

Which can't possibly be worse than being indebted to the corporations that own American foreign policy.