June 7, 2025 | National Review
The Alliance of Qatar and China Is Dangerous to the U.S.
Beijing and Doha are reinforcing one another. Washington must ensure that they don’t do so by weakening America.
June 7, 2025 | National Review
The Alliance of Qatar and China Is Dangerous to the U.S.
Beijing and Doha are reinforcing one another. Washington must ensure that they don’t do so by weakening America.
Excerpt
Just weeks ago, Qatari officials welcomed President Donald Trump to Doha with pomp, circumstance, and a $400 million jet. Now, Qatar is extending the same hand of friendship to China.
Last week, Qatari officials gathered in Kuala Lumpur with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and delegates from China. The trilateral GCC-ASEAN-China summit underscored the burgeoning relationship between Qatar and China, which is part of Doha’s effort to expand its global influence and China’s interest in strengthening its regional ties amid deteriorating relations with Washington.
Natalie Ecanow is a senior research analyst at FDD focusing on the Middle East and the Gulf. Jack Burnham is a research Analyst at FDD’s China Program.