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It’s all about the barrel drums, baby

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This week, China is hosting the secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and foreign ministers from four member countries – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain.

China’s foreign ministry said it was time to throttle up their relationship (SCMP 1):

“The conditions are ripe to...