Conclusions : China's growing presence in the Middle East

Niv Horesh, Ruike Xu

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Abstract

The last two decades have witnessed China’s expanding economic footprint in the Middle East. China is currently the foremost trading partner and largest oil importer of several Middle Eastern countries. With the implementation of Xi Jinping’s “One Belt, One Road” in 2015,1 China looks set to further strengthen its economic and diplomatic influence in this region. Yet, for China, a smooth relationship with the United States (US) is of paramount importance in its foreign policy towards the Middle East, given that the US “has been the unparalleled power in the region since the British withdrawal from the Persian Gulf more than three decades ago”. 2 It is therefore imperative to analyse China’s presence in the Middle East primarily through the lens of Sino-American relations.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationToward Well-Oiled Relations?: China's Presence in the Middle East Following the Arab Spring
EditorsNiv Horesh
Place of PublicationU.S.
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages216-231
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781137539793
ISBN (Print)9781349579211
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • China
  • international economic relations
  • international relations
  • Middle East

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