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US wraps up military mission in Iraq, giving Baghdad room to strengthen China ties

The US has ended its military mission in Iraq, a move analysts said could give Baghdad more room for diversified partnerships and indirectly benefit China’s energy and commercial interests. But they cautioned that the shift was unlikely to create a power vacuum for Beijing to fill, with China lacking both the ambition and capacity to take on the US security role. The United States formally ended…

SCMP News 8/10/2026, 9:30:09 am IST

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