Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Middle East Policy
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Abstract
China's deepening ties to Iran, evident in the comprehensive strategic partnership (CSP) signed in 2021 after five years of stalled progress, is not an indication of a revisionist Chinese approach to the Gulf region. In fact, its CSPs with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, already activated and implemented, are at far more mature levels, commensurate with China's deep levels of economic and political engagement with the Arab side of the Gulf. This is consistent with a strategic hedging approach that Beijing has used to build a sustainable presence without disrupting a competitive and fragile regional order. With far larger and more diverse interests in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, China's partnership with Iran creates leverage due to the asymmetry inherent in the China-Iran relationship.
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Wiley
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Keywords
Dynamics
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Recommended Citation
Fulton, Jonathan, "China between Iran and the Gulf Monarchies" (2021). All Works. 4780.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/4780
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Hybrid: This publication is openly available in a subscription-based journal/series