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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794280703321

Autore

Azad Shirzad

Titolo

East asian politico-economic ties with the middle east : newcomers, trailblazers, and unsung stakeholders / / Shirzad Azad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, United States of America : , : Algora Publishing, , 2019

ISBN

1-62894-406-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

327.5056

Soggetti

East Asia Relations Middle East

Middle East Relations East Asia

East Asia Foreign relations 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

China in the Middle East: Aspiring to become a great powerbroker -- Japan: Eyeing a new role in Middle East Affairs -- South Korea: A relentless quest for a second boom -- North Korea: Seeking normalcy since the demise of Kim Il-Sung -- Unknown and undetected: Taiwan's resilient and viable approach -- Dollar dances with Dirham: Hong Kong's growing Mideast role.

Sommario/riassunto

"China with its Belt and Road, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and the Koreas all have a stake in the development of the Middle East and Central Asia, whether Persian, Arab or Turkic. While the U.S. acts as if the Middle East were somehow its own colony to exploit, other states are actively building mutually beneficial cultural and commercial ties, and they're boosting each other's development. The author reviews the various players and outlines the array of positive steps they are taking to build a strong future together. This provides a backdrop for Americans to ponder whether our approach is the most productive"--