China & the Middle East: Tilting Towards Iran?

President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Middle East, the first by a Chinese leader in seven years, saw the signing of billiions of dollars worth of agreements with Saudi Arabia and Egypt and a ten-fold expansion of trade with Iran over the next ten years. The significance may go far beyond commerce as C...

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Main Author: James, Michael Dorsey
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82388
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39972
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spelling ntu-10356/823882020-11-01T07:55:28Z China & the Middle East: Tilting Towards Iran? James, Michael Dorsey S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Middle East, the first by a Chinese leader in seven years, saw the signing of billiions of dollars worth of agreements with Saudi Arabia and Egypt and a ten-fold expansion of trade with Iran over the next ten years. The significance may go far beyond commerce as Chinese interests align more with Iranian interests than those of Saudi Arabia. 2016-02-11T04:50:30Z 2019-12-06T14:54:40Z 2016-02-11T04:50:30Z 2019-12-06T14:54:40Z 2016 Commentary James, M. D. (2016). China & the Middle East: Tilting Towards Iran? (RSIS Commentaries, No. 020). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82388 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39972 en RSIS Commentaries, 020-16 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf
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