China is making gains in the Middle East – Uyghurs could be key to stopping them

China's ambitions in the Middle East are not a secret. Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, China has been taking advantage of the U.S. support for Israel to align itself with Arab populations, hoping that this would in turn force their governments to distance themselves from the United States. In most of the Middle East, from Turkey to the Arabian Peninsula, anti-Israel demonstrations have occurred. Even though many of those governments quietly support Israel's efforts to quash Hamas, America's support for the Jewish state is a diplomatic liability for its traditional partners in the region. In China, anti-Israel demonstrations have…