Russia and China have become more important players in the Middle East and North Africa than they were 10 years ago, and within a decade could rival US influence in the region.
That is the result of a recent public opinion poll, RT (Russia) reported on April 9. According to RT, the poll was conducted by Al-Monitor news site in cooperation with data analysis company Premise, with 2,670 participants across Egypt, Turkey, Iraq and Tunisia between March 4 and 22.
When asked which of the three world leaders they liked best, about 44.4% chose Russian President Vladimir Putin, followed by Chinese President Xi Jinping with about 33.8%, while only 21.7% said they liked US President Joe Biden.
Al-Monitor said that in addition to the conflict in the Gaza Strip, countless other factors could influence poll participants' opinions of Washington, but more than 40% of respondents agreed that the United States is still best positioned to help resolve the Israel-Hamas war.
Nearly half of respondents said Russia (49.5%) and China (47.9%) play “more important roles in the region” than they did 10 years ago, while only 37.1% said the same about the US. 28.9% said that in a decade, Beijing will be able to compete with Washington as the “most influential” player in the Middle East.
Respondents said they wanted their governments to “promote closer ties” with Beijing (43.2%) and Moscow (39.7%). Nearly two-thirds of respondents believed that Chinese economic investment had a positive impact on their country, while 52.3% saw economic cooperation with Russia as positive. US economic investment was seen as positive by 39.7% .
Minh Duc (According to RT, Al-Monitor)
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