Report: China in Iraq
By Ingrid d'Hooghe, Vera Kranenburg, and Erwin van Veen, for The Clingendael Institute. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
China in Iraq
The main objective of China's engagement in Iraq is to ensure a reliable flow of oil that diversifies Beijing's imports without making it dependent on Baghdad.
From this perspective, there is room to expand the current 10 per cent of Chinese oil imports that originate from Iraq. .
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