After years of diplomatic decline and isolation, Algeria seeks to reassert its regional role and forge new alliances with emerging powers, especially Russia and China.

Western media continues to unveil significant details regarding China's military presence efforts in the UAE, although the Gulf state is one of the United States' prominent allies.

China's strategy is the multi-polar world, one that has multiple centers of power, as Beijing touts this as an alternative to what it calls U.S. hegemony.