After the "withdrawal" of the United States, China will help Iraq build 1000 schools

Original title: after the "withdrawal" of the United States, China will help Iraq build 1000 schools
[text / observer network Ju Feng] in the past 18 years since the "weapons of mass destruction", the U.S. combat mission in Iraq finally ended at the beginning of this month. Recently, China and the Iraqi government signed an agreement that China will provide assistance for Iraq's plan to rebuild the education system and build 1000 schools.
According to the South China Morning Post on December 19, the Chinese government and the Iraqi government signed a framework agreement on December 16. China will help Iraq build 1000 schools. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al kadhimi attended the signing ceremony and witnessed the signing of 15 agreements. The Chinese representatives are the vice president of power China and the regional director of Sinotech.

Source of the signing ceremony of the framework agreement: twitter of the Iraqi government
According to the Iraqi news agency, CLP will build 679 schools and CLP international technology will build 321.
Years of war devastated the Middle East country. In July this year, the US media reported that the US military would "withdraw" by the end of this year (the combat mission ended, but still stay in the local area as an adviser). This month, Iraq's national security adviser Qasim alaji announced on the 9th that the combat personnel of foreign troops in Iraq had ended their mission and would withdraw from Iraq.
The reconstruction of the country is on the agenda.

Twitter screenshot of the Iraqi government of China's assistance in building school buildings
What China supports is Iraq's national plan to rebuild the education system. The Iraqi government plans to build 7000 school buildings. According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), about 3.2 million school-age children in Iraq have not yet gone to school.
Two weeks before China signed an agreement with Iraq, the U.S. military announced the formal end of its 18 year combat mission in Iraq. In 2003, the United States invaded Iraq on the grounds of "weapons of mass destruction" and supporting terrorists, bypassing the United Nations Security Council, and captured Saddam Hussein in flight at the end of the same year.
However, the United States still left 2500 ground troops, and Defense Department spokesman Kirby confirmed the news to the media. The troops will remain to advise and assist the Iraqi security forces. Kirby said there would be no "significant change" in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq.
Alaji said that the relationship between Iraq and the League of nations will continue, and the coalition forces that have not withdrawn will continue to provide military advisers, assistance and training to the Iraqi army.
U.S. armed forces initially withdrew from Iraq in 2011, but after the outbreak of the civil war between the Islamic state and the Iraqi government in 2014, then President Barack Obama re sent troops into Iraq and remained there after destroying the last stronghold of the Islamic state.
On the contrary, China continues to provide assistance to the Middle East. One belt, one road leader, was called by Iraqi leaders in August 18th. He said that Iraq is an important partner in building China's "one belt and one road" in the West Asia and North Africa. As a sincere friend of the Iraqi people, China has actively participated in Iraq's economic reconstruction and steadily promoted friendly and practical cooperation in various fields.
In August, the Iraqi Prime Minister's office announced that the Iraqi government and PowerChina had signed an agreement on the construction of 2000 MW photovoltaic power plants.
According to the Chinese Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq is now the main destination for China's investment in the Middle East, mainly the oil industry. China is the largest buyer of Iraqi oil.
Chinese enterprises also plan to build more infrastructure in Iraq, including power supply, communication to schools, water supply, airports and railways.