China looms large in Turkey's controversial waterway project - Al Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
China looms large in Turkey’s controversial waterway project Turkey is reportedly gearing up to partner with China in the construction of an artificial waterway parallel to the Bosporus, a project with likely implications for Russia and the United States in the Black Sea. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (back-L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (back-R) attend a signing ceremony ahead of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on May 13, 2017. April 12, 2021 While Turkey remains stuck between the West and Russia on a number of strategic issues, its dilemmas might grow even more com...
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