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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2024(VII-IV).02      10.31703/gfpr.2024(VII-IV).02      Published : Dec 2024

China’s Presence in the Middle East and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

Abstract

    The Middle East, being a hub of energy and oil resources, is of great importance to China in the highly interconnected globalized world. China's recent and enhanced presence in the Middle East refers to China's BRI aimed at regional economic integration in Middle Eastern countries. BRI poses multiple prospects and critical geo-strategic challenges for China in the Middle East. The paper provides an important analysis of how China and the Middle East region are changing their course under the realm of BRI. Qualitative analysis will be used in this study to help improve the regional partnership and economic growth made possible by the BRI, as well as its hindrances. The study also aims to provide an inclusive understanding of China's strategic goals and interests in the Middle East in the framework of the BRI.

    China, BRI, Middle East, Regional Economic Connectivity, Challenges

    (1) Mubashra Shaheen
    Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Higher Education Department, Punjab Govt, Pakistan.
    (2) Shah Nawaz Mangi
    Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Government College University, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.
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CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Shaheen, Mubashra, and Shah Nawaz Mangi. 2024. "China’s Presence in the Middle East and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)." Global Foreign Policies Review, VII (IV): 13-22 doi: 10.31703/gfpr.2024(VII-IV).02

HARVARD

    HARVARD : SHAHEEN, M. & MANGI, S. N. 2024. China’s Presence in the Middle East and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Global Foreign Policies Review, VII, 13-22.

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    MHRA : Shaheen, Mubashra, and Shah Nawaz Mangi. 2024. "China’s Presence in the Middle East and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)." Global Foreign Policies Review, VII: 13-22

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    MLA : Shaheen, Mubashra, and Shah Nawaz Mangi. "China’s Presence in the Middle East and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)." Global Foreign Policies Review, VII.IV (2024): 13-22 Print.

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    OXFORD : Shaheen, Mubashra and Mangi, Shah Nawaz (2024), "China’s Presence in the Middle East and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)", Global Foreign Policies Review, VII (IV), 13-22

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    TURABIAN : Shaheen, Mubashra, and Shah Nawaz Mangi. "China’s Presence in the Middle East and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)." Global Foreign Policies Review VII, no. IV (2024): 13-22. https://doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2024(VII-IV).02