Routledge Companion to China and the Middle East and North Africa

ISBN-13: 9780367499839 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 480 str.

Opis

Focusing on China’s relations with the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), this Companion provides essential analysis of a complex region which threatens to become the battleground for rival powers in the future.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part I: China and the MENA  1. China and the Middle East: An Overview  2. China’s Energy Diplomacy towards the Middle East in the BRI Era: Energy Security Versus Geopolitics  3. China’s Infrastructure Construction in the Middle East  4. Market-Driven Industrialization: Production Capacity Cooperation Between China and Middle East Countries  5. Belt and Road Initiative and China’s Expanding Ties with West Asia and North Africa  6. China as a Geo-economic and Security Actor in the MENA Region  7. US-China Rivalry in the MENA Region  8. China and US Policy in the Persian Gulf: Is a New Security Architecture Evolving?  9. US-China Nuclear Exports Rivalry in the MENA Region  10. China and Regional Stability in the Middle East: Economics, Engagement and Great Power Competition  11. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in The Middle East  12. China’s Maritime Silk Route and the MENA Region  13. China’s Rise and Its Security Presence in the Middle East and North Africa  14. Building an ‘Outer Space Silk Road’: China’s Beidou Navigation Satellite System in the Arab World  15. China and the Gulf: Necessary Partners  16. China-Maghreb Relations: South-South Cooperation or Authoritarian Advancement?  17. China and Conflict Management in the Middle East  18. The Uyghur Issue in Sino-MENA Relations: The Case of Turkey  19. China’s ‘Health Silk Road’ Diplomacy in the MENA  Part II: Bilateral Relations  20. Sino-Algerian Relationship: Strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership  21. China-Egypt Relations: A Model for Comprehensive Strategic Partnership  22. Sino-Iranian Relationship: Preserving the Status Quo in the Region?  23. China-Israel: Trilateral Dimensions of Bilateral Relations  24. Unofficial Diplomacy: The Paradox of Israel-Taiwan Relations  25. Saudi Arabia’s Relations with China  26. China and Sudan  27. Railway Cooperation between Turkey and China within the Belt and Road Initiative  28. Pragmatic Partners: China-UAE Relations  Part III: China-MENA People-to-People Interactions  29. Overseas Chinese in the Middle East and North Africa: Proposing A Research Agenda  30. China’s Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa: Trends and Outlook  31. Middle Eastern Students in China – Motivations and Implication  32. China’s Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy in MENA

O autorze

Yahia H. Zoubir is Professor of International Studies and Director of Research in Geopolitics at KEDGE Business School, France, as well as Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Middle East Council on Global Affairs (Doha, Qatar). He has published dozens of scholarly works, including books, articles in leading academic journals, entries in encyclopedias, and chapters on international politics, foreign policy, governance, and security issues. He has served as consultant for governments and companies worldwide.