“US efforts to disengage from the Middle East have fuelled anxiety about who will fill the power vacuum. The common assumption is that although Russia has played a much more prominent role since its 2015 intervention in Syria, superior economic power means China’s influence will steadily grow over time. Against this background, three elements ought to be kept in mind.”
Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & Fudan University) in his article “Understanding China’s relations with the Middle East” on East Asia Forum.
Research Fellow
Andrea Ghiselli is a non-resident Research Fellow at T.wai and a Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Exeter.
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