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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | Toward Well-Oiled Relations?: China's Presence in the Middle East Following the Arab Spring |
Editors | Niv Horesh |
Place of Publication | U.S. |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 216-231 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781137539793 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781349579211 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- China
- international economic relations
- international relations
- Middle East