LEADER 03018oam 2200637I 450 001 9910807031103321 005 20240131144807.0 010 $a1-135-10221-X 010 $a0-203-07312-6 010 $a1-283-86063-5 010 $a1-135-10222-8 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203073124 035 $a(CKB)2670000000308716 035 $a(EBL)1092617 035 $a(OCoLC)821624457 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000810612 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11456333 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000810612 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10828458 035 $a(PQKB)11064284 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1092617 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1092617 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10632325 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL417313 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB134092 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000308716 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChina and the Middle East $efrom Silk Road to Arab Spring /$fMuhamad S. Olimat 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (235 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85743-796-9 311 $a1-85743-631-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aThis 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 interests in Iran cen 606 $aArab Spring, 2010- 607 $aChina$xForeign economic relations$zMiddle East 607 $aMiddle East$xForeign economic relations$zChina 607 $aSilk Road 615 0$aArab Spring, 2010- 676 $a382.0951/056 700 $aOlimat$b Muhamad.$0885725 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807031103321 996 $aChina and the Middle East$93935614 997 $aUNINA