In this episode of SOFTtalk, we sit down with Mr. Hussein Askary, a BRI expert from Baghdad who engages with the Iraqi Government, as he shares his perspective into Hong Kong, the US-China Conflict, Xinjiang, the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, Belt and Road Initiative, Iraq-China relations and the Middle East Conflict. *Disclaimer: Views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on this program does not imply an endorsement of them. Timestamps: 0:00 Trailer 1:40 Introduction and Story 5:23 Iraqi View on Hong Kong and ISIS 7:50 Iraqi View on HK National Security Law and Xinjiang 10:33 Iraqi View on US Invasion of Iraq (2003) 12:57 Iraq-China Relations and Belt and Road Initiative 16:42 China setting debt traps? 20:19 Iraqi View on the United Nations 21:27 Iraqi View on Kurdistan Secession 22:31 Iraqi Position in Middle East Conflict 23:32 Iraqi View on Islamophobia and Extremism in Europe
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