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China in the Mashriq: New Best Friend

... Chinese investments. For example, Israel and the U.S. had a big disagreement over the reconstruction of the Haifa port, China’s participation in the construction causing U.S. warnings. In the opinion of U.S. officials, increased Chinese investment in Israel is a serious threat to the latter’s national security. * * * China’s influence in the Middle East is still mainly limited to issues of trade and economy, currently pursued within the overarching framework of the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). However, China is also harboring some foreign policy ambitions. This has become especially noticeable with China’s active stance in establishing relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Beijing needs stability in the region, and strengthening ...

06.05.2024

analytics

Will There Be a China-Driven Evolution in Israel’s Strategy toward Iran?

... Israel should: ‘… constantly persuade Beijing, as a non-partisan actor seeking predictability especially in regional trade and business, to pressure Iran into moderating its destabilizing conduct.’ Lim then states that China cannot attain the Middle East stability it seeks for BRI if Israel’s attacks on regional states—premised on countering Iran—continue and thus that China should help Israel fulfil their objectives vis à vis Iran in order to bring them to an end: ‘Still, for so long as Iran’s leadership continues to ...

19.07.2021

expert column

Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)