China's strategy towards the Arabian Gulf after 2013: A study in Geo-economic determinants.
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Abstract
This study aims to present an overal assessment on Chinese strategy toward the Arabian Gulf after 2013, by focusing on the geo-economic determinants that contributed in enhancing the region’s importance within China’s contemporary orientation. However, as the Gulf region can a play a key role in Chinese strategic calculations due to its vital geographical location, its connection to international maritime routes, its substantial oil and gas resources, and its influential role in energy security and global trade flows.
The study demonstrates that the Belt and Road Initiative has constituted an important framework for expanding China’s presence in the Arabian Gulf region through infrastructure projects, ports, economic zones, investments, and trade partnerships. It also shows that energy security represents one of most significant motives China’s toward the region, as China relies mainly on oil and gas imports from the Arab Gulf
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