03127nam 22005655 450 991104920920332120260102120535.03-032-06038-910.1007/978-3-032-06038-9(MiAaPQ)EBC32470375(Au-PeEL)EBL32470375(CKB)44768763900041(DE-He213)978-3-032-06038-9(EXLCZ)994476876390004120260102d2026 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Dragon’s Reach: China’s Rise as an Imperial Power in the Middle East /by Hafizullah Emadi1st ed. 2026.Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2026.1 online resource (250 pages)Political Science and International Studies3-032-06037-0 Chapter 1: China’s Evolving Middle East Diplomacy -- Chapter 2: China-Afghanistan Diplomatic Relations -- Chapter 3: China-Iran Diplomatic Relations -- Chapter 4: China-Iraq Diplomatic Relations -- Chapter 5: China-Palestinian Diplomatic Relations -- Chapter 6: Conclusion.This book provides an in-depth examination of China’s diplomatic endeavors in the Middle East, tracing the evolution of its approach since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Through a rigorous textual analysis of published literature from Chinese government sources, as well as Western research institutions and academia, this study reveals a significant thesis: China has strategically employed a soft power approach to reposition itself as a rising imperial power, directly challenging the long-standing dominance of the United States in the Middle East. Hafizullah Emadi is a scholar and consultant writing on institutional and political development in the Middle East and Central Asia. Emadi taught at the University of Hawaii system, was a fellow at the East-West Center, International Research and Exchange, IREX and the Woodrow Wilson Center. He was a member of the Editorial Board of the Afghanistan Journal, Academy of Sciences in Kabul, Afghanistan.Political Science and International StudiesInternational relationsInternational economic relationsSecurity, InternationalInternational Relations TheoryInternational Political Economy’International Security StudiesInternational relations.International economic relations.Security, International.International Relations Theory.International Political Economy’.International Security Studies.327.51056Emadi Hafizullah673070MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911049209203321The Dragon’s Reach: China’s Rise as an Imperial Power in the Middle East4531904UNINA