Mr. Biden is forcing China to move troops into Iraq to protect their interests there now... China sub companies control the oil field development in Iraq thru contracts... Islamic State instability abounds... https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Middle-East/Islamic-State-Attacks-Iraqi-Oil-Field.html The process is evolving... https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Middle-East/Secret-Meeting-Between-Saudi-Arabia-And-Iran-May-Trigger-Major-Policy-Change.html Copy cat move from Trump playbook of getting countries to pay cost of U.S. military protection... Mr. Biden is forgetting the back bone of the tactic... U.S. needs plenty of U.S. oil production stability that has dropped since 2020... China has little time to be preoccupied with Taiwan now to get to an answer... So we watch...LJ