This book provides an in-depth examination of China's diplomatic endeavors in the Middle East, tracing the evolution of its approach since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Through a rigorous textual analysis of published literature from Chinese government sources, as well as Western research institutions and academia, this study reveals a significant thesis: China has strategically employed a soft power approach to reposition itself as a rising imperial power, directly challenging the long-standing dominance of the United States in the Middle East.

Provides comprehensive study of China's policy in the Middle East Studies China's shifting policy approach to the Middle East East Examines China's rise as an imperial power in the region

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Hafizullah Emadi is a scholar and consultant writing on institutional and political development in the Middle East and Central Asia. Emadi taught at the University of Hawaii system, was a fellow at the East-West Center, International Research and Exchange, IREX and the Woodrow Wilson Center. He was a member of the Editorial Board of the Afghanistan Journal, Academy of Sciences in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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This book provides an in-depth examination of China’s diplomatic endeavors in the Middle East, tracing the evolution of its approach since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Through a rigorous textual analysis of published literature from Chinese government sources, as well as Western research institutions and academia, this study reveals a significant thesis: China has strategically employed a soft power approach to reposition itself as a rising imperial power, directly challenging the long-standing dominance of the United States in the Middle East.

Hafizullah Emadi is a scholar and consultant writing on institutional and political development in the Middle East and Central Asia. Emadi taught at the University of Hawaii system, was a fellow at the East-West Center, International Research and Exchange, IREX and the Woodrow Wilson Center. He was a member of the Editorial Board of the Afghanistan Journal, Academy of Sciences in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: China's Evolving Middle East Diplomacy.- Chapter 2: China-Afghanistan Diplomatic Relations.- Chapter 3: China-Iran Diplomatic Relations.- Chapter 4: China-Iraq Diplomatic Relations.- Chapter 5: China-Palestinian Diplomatic Relations.- Chapter 6: Conclusion.