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"U.S.-China Relations: Cooperation and Contending over the Middle East" (in Chinese and English)

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

China, the United States, and the Middle East form a triangle. All three value regional stability and energy security, and each needs strong relations with the other two. Chinese engagement in the Middle East makes some in the United States worry that China could become its rival in the Middle East.

"The Vital Triangle"

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

For the United States, China's increasing involvement in the Middle East represents the convergence of two major security problems. The first has to do with China's rise, which depending on whom you talk to, is something that needs to be accommodated or something that needs to be shaped. The second has to do with energy security, which the United States began to take seriously after

Middle East Notes and Comment: China's Hard Choices on Iran

mDziuban — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

On Iran, China increasingly seems to be the odd man out. Not only have the French taken a surprisingly hard line in international efforts to regulate the Iranian nuclear program, but there are signs Russia may be stiffening its resolve as well.

"China's Soft Power in the Middle East"

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The growing importance China attaches to the Middle East puts the country in danger of confrontation with the United States, which has been the unparalleled power in the region since the British withdrawal from the Persian Gulf more than three decades ago. Chinese officials are keenly aware of the advantages of supplementing the United States in regional affairs, but they show little inte

Middle East Notes and Comment: The Vital Triangle

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

"If China is winning, the United States must be losing." That is precisely the principle that many Americans see at work not only in the world, but also in the Middle East. China’s surging manufacturing capacity has contributed to the steep decline in manufacturing jobs in the United States. U.S. businessmen worry about the consequences of Chinese firms taking over U.S.

The Vital Triangle

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

This volume explores the complex interrelationships among China, the United States, and the Middle East—what the authors call the "vital triangle." There is surely much to be gained from continuing the conventional two-dimensional analysis—China and the United States, the United States and the Middle East, and China and the Middle East.

Middle East Notes and Comment November 2007: Beyond the Silk Road

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Other than the United States and Iran, the country with the most influence over whether there will be another war in the Persian Gulf may be China. That’s not the conventional view, and it’s not one that sits well with Chinese officials and scholars.

Middle East Notes and Comment: China's Unease

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400

China isn’t comfortable. The country’s spectacular growth over the last two decades has made it ever more thirsty for energy, but policymakers are not sure they can secure their energy supply into the future. Rather than gain confidence as the United States has stumbled in the Middle East, many Chinese take U.S. problems in the region as a sign of Chinese vulnerability as well.

2006 China-Middle East Conference Summary

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400

CSIS's Middle East Program hosted a conference on the intersection of U.S, Chinese, and Middle Eastern interests.

Middle East Notes and Comment: China Rising

Sun, 15 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400

It is hard to imagine a future in the Middle East in which China does not play a more significant role. Still, is hard to predict what that role will be, and the Chinese seem as confused as we are. That mutual confusion suggests remarkable opportunities to help shape the nature of China’s rising role in the region, but doing so will require patient engagement.