Chinese foreign policy towards the Middle East is undergoing geopolitical and geostrategic transformation. In spite of the fact that there are constant determinants in China's policy toward the Middle East and its major issues such as the Arab-Israeli conflict, new rules are being applied with regard to Chinese relations with the major powers that have interests in the region. This is understood to be a fundamental development and major change in determining the future and balance of power in the region, and perhaps in the world order. This study uses a ‘national interest’ approach to clarify the strategy that China has pursued in protecting its national interests in the Middle East, and in particular in the wake of the political developments that the region has been undergoing since 2010. The study gives a background history of Chinese foreign policy on the Arab–Israeli conflict, the recent changes in Chinese foreign policy regarding the Arab–Israeli conflict and the expected future of Chinese foreign policy on the Arab–Israeli conflict. Finally the study gives recommendations pertaining to Arab–Chinese relations.
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July 01 2014
Chinese policy on the Arab–Israeli conflict: constant determinants and variables
Alaa Abd el-Hafeez Muhammad
Alaa Abd el-Hafeez Muhammad
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Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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Contemporary Arab Affairs (2014) 7 (3): 437–450.
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Alaa Abd el-Hafeez Muhammad; Chinese policy on the Arab–Israeli conflict: constant determinants and variables. Contemporary Arab Affairs 1 July 2014; 7 (3): 437–450. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17550912.2014.936121
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