Routledge companion to China and the Middle East and North Africa / edited by Yahia H. Zoubir.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zoubir, Yahia H., editor.

Series:

Routledge companions

Routledge handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Foreign economic relations--Middle East.

China.

China--Foreign economic relations--Africa, North.

Middle East--Foreign economic relations--China.

Middle East.

Africa, North--Foreign economic relations--China.

Africa, North.

China--Foreign relations--Middle East.

Middle East--Foreign relations--China.

China--Foreign relations--Africa, North.

Africa, North--Foreign relations--China.

Diplomatic relations.

International economic relations.

North Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 466 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

Biography/History:

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.

Summary:

"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. The Companion brings together China scholars from around the world, including from China, the MENA region, the United States, Asia, and Europe. The contributors, experts in their respective areas - which range from politics, military and nuclear power to economics, energy, and tourism - use different methodologies to understand China's policies in the MENA. Topics analysed include Chinese investment in infrastructure, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Belt and Road Initiative. Divided into three parts, the book addresses China's multidimensional presence in the MENA and its impact on the region whilst also explicating the MENA's relations with its traditional Western allies. Bilateral relations and people-to-people interactions are also explored and provide in-depth context to the areas of cooperation that are part of China's dealings with its partners in the region. Combining contemporary analysis with accessible prose, the book will be of interest to students, scholars, and policymakers active in international relations, security studies and economics, as well to general audiences interested in the MENA region"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

<P><STRONG>Introduction</STRONG></P><P></P><P><U><STRONG>Part I: China and the MENA</STRONG></U></P><OL><P></P></OL><P><STRONG>1. China and the Middle East: An Overview</STRONG></P><P>Muhamad S. Olimat</P><P></P><B><P><P>2. China's Energy Diplomacy towards the Middle East in the BRI Era: Energy Security Versus Geopolitics</P><P></B>Janet Xuanli Liao</P><P></P><B><P><P>3. China's Infrastructure Construction in the Middle East</P><P></B>Chuchu Zhang</P><P></P><B><P><P>4. Market-Driven Industrialization: Production Capacity Cooperation Between China and Middle East Countries</P><P></B>Jiuzhou Duan & Shiyu Hao</P><P></P><B><P><P>5. Belt and Road Initiative and China's Expanding Ties with West Asia and North Africa</P><P></B>Manochehr Dorraj </P><B><P></P><P><P>6. China as a Geo-economic and Security Actor in the MENA Region</P><P></B>Lisa Watanabe </P><P></P><B><P><P>7. US-China Rivalry in the MENA Region</P><P></B>Zeno Leoni </P><P></P><B><P><P>8. China and US Policy in the Persian Gulf: Is a New Security Architecture Evolving?</P><P></B>Lars Erslev Andersen </P><P></P><B><P><P>9. US-China Nuclear Exports Rivalry in the MENA Region</P><OL><P></P></OL></B><P>Çiğdem Pekar</P><P></P><OL><B><P></P></OL><P>10. China and Regional Stability in the Middle East: Economics, Engagement and Great Power Competition</P><P></B>Robert Mason </P><P></P><B><P><P>11. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in The Middle East</P><P></B>M Zulfikar Rakhmat, M Habib Pashya, Gufron Gozali </P><P></P><B><P><P>12. China's Maritime Silk Route and the MENA Region</P><P></B>Geoffrey F. Gresh</P><P></P><B><P><P>13. China's Rise and Its Security Presence in the Middle East and North Africa</P><OL><P></P></OL></B><P>Andrea Ghiselli</P><P></P><OL><B><P></P></OL><P>14. Building an 'Outer Space Silk Road': China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System in the Arab World</P><P></B>Degang Sun, Yuyou Zhang, & Luzhou Lin </P><P></P><B><P><P>15. China and the Gulf: Necessary Partners</P><P></B>Karen E. Young</P><P></P><B><P><P>16. China-Maghreb Relations: South-South Cooperation or Authoritarian Advancement?</P><P></B>Julia Gurol </P><OL><P></P><B><P></P></OL><P>17. China and Conflict Management in the Middle East</P><P></B>Guy Burton </P><OL><P></P><B><P></P></OL><P>18. The Uyghur Issue in Sino-MENA Relations: The Case of Turkey </P><P></B>Thierry Kellner & Vanessa Frangville </P><P></P><OL><B><P></P></OL><P>19. China's 'Health Silk Road' Diplomacy in the MENA</P><P></B>Yahia H. Zoubir & Emilie Tran</P><P><B><U>Part II: Bilateral Relations</U></B></P><P><STRONG>20. Sino-Algerian Relationship: Strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership</STRONG> </P><P>Siham Matallah</P><P><STRONG>21. China-Egypt Relations: A Model for Comprehensive Strategic Partnership</STRONG></P><P>Bassem Elmaghraby</P><OL><P></P><B><P></P></OL><P>22. Sino-Iranian Relationship: Preserving the Status Quo in the Region?</P><P></B>Kambiz Zare</P><OL><P></P><B><P></P></OL><P>23. China-Israel: Trilateral Dimensions of Bilateral Relations</P><P></B>Yitzhak Shichor<B></B></P><P><B>24. Unofficial Diplomacy: The Paradox of Israel-Taiwan Relations</B></P><P>Yitzhak Shichor</P><OL><P></P><B><P></P></OL><P>25. Saudi Arabia's Relations with China</P><P></B>Sean Foley</P><OL><P></P><B><P></P></OL><P>26. China and Sudan</P><P></B>Daniel Large</P><OL><P></P><B><P></P></OL><P>27. Railway Cooperation between Turkey and China within the Belt and Road Initiative</P><P></B>Umut Ergunsü </P><OL><P></P><B><P></P></OL><P>28. Pragmatic Partners: China-UAE Relations</P><P></B>Zhen Yu</P><P><B><U>Part III: China-MENA People-to-People Interactions</U></P></B><P></P><B><P></P><P>29. Overseas Chinese in the Middle East and North Africa: Proposing A Research Agenda</P><P></B>Yuting Wang </P><OL><P></P><B><P></P></OL><P>30. China's Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa: Trends and Outlook</P><P></B>April A. Herlevi </P><OL><P></P><B><P></P></OL><P>31. Middle Eastern Students in China

Motivations and Implication</P><P></B>Roie Yellinek </P><OL><P></P><B><P></P></OL><P>32. China's Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy in MENA</P><OL><P></P></OL></B><P>Sophie Zinser, Dhahi Li & Adel Hamaizia </P>

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 24, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Routledge companion to China and the Middle East and North Africa

ISBN:

9781003048404

1003048404

9781000835311

1000835316

9781000835267

100083526X

OCLC:

1344545485

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