It’s been a frenetic start of the year in Chinese diplomacy in the Middle East. Right after he returned from a five-nation tour of Indian Ocean states, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted half a dozen foreign ministers from Persian Gulf states, Turkey, and the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Separately, China is also playing an active role in the ongoing Iran nuclear talks.
Now that China is the Persian Gulf’s largest energy customer, Beijing has a lot at stake an ensuring the region remains stable.
Jonathan Fulton is one of the world’s foremost scholars on Sino-Mideast affairs and has been closely Beijing’s presence in the region for more than a decade. He joins Eric & Cobus from Abu Dhabi where he’s an assistant professor at Zayed University to discuss the latest diplomatic developments and his new book on the topic.
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