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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783604903321

Autore

Bin Huwaidin Mohamed <1969, >

Titolo

China's relations with Arabia and the Gulf, 1949-1999 / / Mohamed Bin Huwaidin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2002

ISBN

1-135-78688-7

0-203-29708-3

1-135-78689-5

1-280-06906-6

0-203-22167-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world studies ; ; 3

Classificazione

15.75

Disciplina

327.51017/4927

Soggetti

China Foreign relations Arab countries

Arab countries Foreign relations China

China Foreign relations 1949-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-302) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; General elements and literature review; China's foreign policy in a global context; Theorizing China's foreign policy; China's relations with the United States, the Soviet Union, and Russia; China's foreign policy toward the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula region; China's perceptions of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula region; China's relations with Iraq, Iran, and Yemen; China's relations with the countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council; Conclusion; Summary, conclusions, and some remarks for future relations; Appendix

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Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a detailed analysis of China's foreign policy towards the Gulf and Arabian peninsula region from the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949 to the end of the 20th century. Based on extensive original research, it looks at the relations between China and each of the countries of the region over the entire period. It demonstrates that two key factors have shaped China's foreign policy with the region - China's relations with the United States and the Soviet



Union, and China's drive to increase its economic ties with the countries of the region, especially afte