Building the Belt and Road Initiative in the Arab World: China’s Middle East Math

Jonathan Fulton, Zayed University

Document Type

Book

Source of Publication

Building the Belt and Road Initiative in the Arab World Chinas Middle East Math

Publication Date

7-4-2025

Abstract

This book analyses the expansion of Chinese power and influence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects undertaken in the “1+ 2+ 3 cooperation pattern.” Under this framework, 1 represents energy, 2 represents infrastructure and trade and investment, and 3 represents nuclear energy, space satellites, and renewable energy. Taken together these elements indicate the trajectory of China’s MENA presence, and by examining each element in different states across the region, this book provides empirical evidence of which states or subregions are most important for Beijing’s regional ambitions, as well as a better understanding of which sectors are being developed. The book will draw substantial interest from a wide range of readers including academics in the field of Chinese foreign policy, international relations, international political economy, foreign policy analysis, and area studies. Professionals in the corporate world will also be engaged and governmental practitioners and non-government agencies will also find it an important resource.

ISBN

[9781032281803, 9781040431863]

Publisher

Routledge

First Page

1

Last Page

96

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese foreign policy, Middle East, energy, infrastructure

Scopus ID

105019458730

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no

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