http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2020(V-II).10
10.31703/gpr.2020(V-II).10
Published : Jun 2020
China as an Alternative Power in Middle East: Its Outcomes for the Region's Future
This research considers China's Middle East policies and commitments, including international alliances, regional disputes, and trade ties. It compiles information on arms transfers to the Middle East, as well as Chinese imports and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the region. Moreover, the study applies the power transition theory to justify the choice of Middle Eastern states that how external circumstances forced them to look beyond the American umbrella to protect the sovereignty and economic interest. Besides, the primary data has mostly been incorporated from the official files, speeches and statements of the Chinese president and Middle East diplomats and policymakers. Overall, this paper examines China's overall military, economic, and foreign footprint, shedding light on the state's current and potential involvement in the Middle East.
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The Middle East, Stability, China, Policies, Military
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(1) Shabnam Gul
Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Faizan Asghar
MPhil, Peace & Counter Terrorism Studies, Minhaj University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Iqra Javed
Lecturer & Research Associate, School of Integrated Social Sciences, University of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Gul, S., Asghar, M. F., & Javed, I. (2020). China as an Alternative Power in Middle East: Its Outcomes for the Region's Future. Global Political Review, V(II), 96-105. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2020(V-II).10
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CHICAGO : Gul, Shabnam, Muhammad Faizan Asghar, and Iqra Javed. 2020. "China as an Alternative Power in Middle East: Its Outcomes for the Region's Future." Global Political Review, V (II): 96-105 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2020(V-II).10
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HARVARD : GUL, S., ASGHAR, M. F. & JAVED, I. 2020. China as an Alternative Power in Middle East: Its Outcomes for the Region's Future. Global Political Review, V, 96-105.
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MHRA : Gul, Shabnam, Muhammad Faizan Asghar, and Iqra Javed. 2020. "China as an Alternative Power in Middle East: Its Outcomes for the Region's Future." Global Political Review, V: 96-105
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MLA : Gul, Shabnam, Muhammad Faizan Asghar, and Iqra Javed. "China as an Alternative Power in Middle East: Its Outcomes for the Region's Future." Global Political Review, V.II (2020): 96-105 Print.
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OXFORD : Gul, Shabnam, Asghar, Muhammad Faizan, and Javed, Iqra (2020), "China as an Alternative Power in Middle East: Its Outcomes for the Region's Future", Global Political Review, V (II), 96-105
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TURABIAN : Gul, Shabnam, Muhammad Faizan Asghar, and Iqra Javed. "China as an Alternative Power in Middle East: Its Outcomes for the Region's Future." Global Political Review V, no. II (2020): 96-105. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2020(V-II).10