... project, it is not keen on developing military cooperation with Beijing. The same is true for Bahrain.
China and U.S. in the Middle East
The rapid development of ties between China and the Gulf states is of considerable concern to the United States. Especially ... ... time they intend to develop joint projects with China, as was evident, for example, in the issue of the KSA’s accession to BRICS. As Chinese experts point out, countries in the region are increasingly being drawn into the global U.S.-China
zero-sum ...
... serves its economic goals.
China is assuming the peacemaker role and advocating conflict resolution. By increasing its engagement with the countries of the region, it is addressing several problems at once. Not only is it extending the boundaries of the BRI framework by signing agreements with new states whose trust is now boosted by Beijing’s Middle East crisis management policies, but it is also meeting many of its energy needs as China emerges as the main importer of energy for some states in the region.
However, one cannot say China is the only beneficiary of the BRI advancement. China ...
The imperative of consolidating and growing BRI in the Middle East is ultimately sufficient for China to accept a regional status quo established via aggressive means, such as what Israel presently aims for, so long as it is stable and sustainable
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... to become a full member of the UN Security Council with the right of veto. In turn, China condemned the aggression of Great Britain, France, and the United States displayed against the Arab Republic of Egypt (ARE) during the Suez crisis.
Now Beijing ... ... two states
concerned
political issues, among other things: the civil war in Syria, the stabilization of the situation in the Middle East, the potential use of the Suez Canal for the passage of Chinese warships to the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
The ...