“For China, having the U.S. more committed to the Middle East helps keep American focus away from strategic areas of Chinese interest. However, it may also allow the U.S. to gain an upper hand in a region without heavy military commitments.”
Enrico Fardella (T.wai & University of Naples “L’Orientale”) and Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & University of Exeter) were discussants in the podcast episode “China’s Mideast Strategy in the Trump 2.0 Era” of the China Global South Project.
Head of Project
Prof. Enrico Fardella is Associate Professor of International History and Area Studies at the Department of Social and Human Sciences of the University of Naples "L’Orientale". He is Director of T.wai's ChinaMed Project.
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