From Rabat to Riyadh, and from Alexandria to Abu Dhabi, China has emerged as a major geo-economic player in the Middle East and North Africa region, and the money trail gives us clues to Beijing’s broader thinking on the region.
I was delighted to work with the Hoover Institution of Stanford University, who published this paper I wrote. You can find a link to the paper on Hoover’s site here, or you can go directly to the PDF of the paper here.
In the paper, through charts and text, I highlight the following
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The 1993 Inflection Point
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The $20 Billion-Plus Club
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Where is China Investing and Winning Contracts?
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The Crude Truth: Regional Export Dependence on China
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A Comparison of MENA Exports to China vs Exports to the US
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The Free-Rider Issue
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Saudi-China Ties
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GCC Diplomatic Contacts with China
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China’s Top Ten Oil Suppliers in 2020
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President Xi and the 1+2+3 Strategy
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The UAE Trade Hub
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Qatari Gas
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Egypt and Oman Debts Rising
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China’s Iran Strategy
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The Future of China in MENA
