Re-Emergence of the Middle East in China: Towards a New Research Paradigm in ‘One Belt, One Road’
Re-Emergence of the Middle East in China: Towards a New Research Paradigm in ‘One Belt, One Road’
Author(s): Wai-Yip HoSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Political Sciences, Geopolitics
Published by: Fundacja Instytut Nauki o Polityce
Keywords: China; new Silk Road; Belt and Road Initiative; Middle East in China
Summary/Abstract: China’s new global initiative, ‘One Belt, One Road’, has been reviving the ancient Silk Road trade route to launch an alternative ‘Go Global’ strategy. Commentators foresee China’s new SilkRoad, sometimes referred to as the new Marshall Plan, may reshape the dynamics of the regions and lead to confrontationamong the big powers. There are fears that whether China isengaged in neo-colonialism in Africa and may become a superpower in the Middle East. While dominant policy and scholarlyattention has been given to ‘China in the Middle East’, this paper explores another ignored trend and new research paradigm,namely ‘the Middle East in China’.
Journal: Polish Journal of Political Science
- Issue Year: 5/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 79-92
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English