China's presence in the Middle East : the implications of the one belt, one road initiative
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China's presence in the Middle East : the implications of the one belt, one road initiative
(RoutledgeCurzon Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series, 42)
Routledge, 2018
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"Published in association with the Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al Sabah Programme at Durham University"
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Chinese President Xi Jinping's "One Belt, One Road" (OBOR) vision, heralded as an attempt to revive the pre-modern Silk Route, is intended to strengthen West Asia's economic links with China through ambitious infrastructural projects. Central to this are fast-track rail links, funded by the newly-established Asia Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB), which has its headquarters in Beijing. This book explores the implications of OBOR and the AIIB for the Middle East/West Asia, and addresses a number of key strategic questions arising from China's new initiatives. These include: how far are the strategic imperatives underpinning China's policies connected to the political dynamics of Xinjiang and the spread of radical Islam in Central Asia? How are Middle Eastern stakeholders' views of China affected by the new initiatives? How does China's increasing involvement in the Middle East/West Asia affect other regional powers with ambitions in the region, notably Russia? The book also considers the impact of China's increasing presence on individual countries, including Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I
1. Why the Middle East Matters to China
2. Rocking the boat? China's 'belt and road' and global order
3. Vision, Revision and Supervision
4. Viability of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank's Financials and Objectives
Part II
5. OBOR and the Dawn of a New Era in Sino-Saudi Ties
6. Complex Interdependence in the China-Saudi-US Triangle
7. OBOR's Impact on Sino-Israeli Relations
8. Economic and Cultural Interactions between Israel and China: Opportunities and challenges
9. How do Palestinians perceive China's rise?
10. China's "One Belt, One Road" (OBOR) Initiative: Envisioning Iran's Role
11. The One Belt, One Road in China's Grand Strategy
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