Abstract:

China is currently considered to be the world’s largest purchasing power economy, and is the second after the United States by market value. It is expected to become the largest by the end of the next decade. Previous data have shown that the concept of ‘core interests’ from the Chinese point of view may be included with the development of China’s economic and military capabilities. This concept will certainly expand as China grows into a superpower to cover many parts of the world. With China increasingly dependent on energy imports, the Middle East and Africa and the Maritime Silk Road are expected to become a vital priority for the emerging nation in future. In the light of this strategic background, this paper attempts to define the concept of ‘core interests’ from the Chinese point of view and to monitor the most important stages of its application within Beijing’s external trends, highlighting the issues of Chinese policy, especially in East Asia. In the context of expanding China’s global interests, this paper argues that China’s influence in the Middle East will increase, and may be followed by an increased political and military presence, highlighting evidence and a number of trends that support this view.

Read full text here The rise of China: Beijing’s core interests and possible Arab repercussions

 

Keywords:

China–Arab relations

New silk road

road and belt project

One Belt One Road Initiative (OBOR)

 

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Notes:

(*) Contemporary Arab Affairs, Vol. 10 No. 4, October 2017; (pp. 596–622) 10.1080/17550912.2017.1403753

Published By: University of California Press Journals
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(**) Nasser Al-Tamimi: Independent UK-based Middle East researcher, political analyst, and columnist

Corresponding author e-mail: nasertamimi@gmail.com

 

 


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