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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786441903321

Autore

Olimat Muhamad

Titolo

China and the Middle East : from Silk Road to Arab Spring / / Muhamad S. Olimat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-10221-X

0-203-07312-6

1-283-86063-5

1-135-10222-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Disciplina

382.0951/056

Soggetti

Arab Spring, 2010-

China Foreign economic relations Middle East

Middle East Foreign economic relations China

Silk Road

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; China and the Middle East; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviation; Introduction; 1 Sino-Middle East relations: an overview; 2 A five-dimensional paradigm: energy, trade, arms sales, cultural relations and political co-operation; 3 Walking on thin ropes: a tridimensional perspective; 4 China's reaction to the Arab Spring; 5 China and Israel: the Jewish presence in China; 6 China and Saudi Arabia; 7 China and Iran; 8 China and the United Arab Emirates; 9 China-Algeria Relations; Conclusion; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This manuscript examines relations between China and the Middle East in historical context. It highlights some of the most important events that characterize the ties between China and the Middle East, and examines their relationship in key areas that include energy, trade, arms sales, culture and politics. The centre of China's relations with Israel is arms sales and advanced technology, while the core of Sino-Saudi relations is oil. Iran and China are tied with deep historical, civilizational, cultural and political relations, but China's current



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