[Book Discussion] Routledge Handbook on China-Middle East Relations

The handbook brings together a mix of established and emerging international scholars to provide valuable analytical insights into how China’s growing Middle East presence affects intra-regional development, trade, security and diplomacy. As the largest extra-regional economic actor in the Middle East, China is the biggest source of foreign direct investment into the region and the largest trading partner for most Middle Eastern states. This portends a larger role in political and security-related affairs as the value of Chinese assets, combined with a growing expatriate population in the region, demands a more proactive role in contributing to regional order. Exploring the effect of these developments, the expert contributors also consider the reverberations in great power politics as the US, Russia, India, Japan and the European Union also have considerable interests in the region. This public talk was conducted online via Zoom on Thursday, 27 January 2022, from 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm (SGT). For more information about this event, click here: https://mei.nus.edu.sg/event/book-discussion-routledge-handbook-on-china-middle-east-relations/