How China's rise is changing the Middle East

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Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgements 1 Introduction: China’s Mideast posture in global perspective Notes 2 The Chinese–Middle Eastern encounter in broader historical perspective: from the Han to the Qing dynasty Bibliography 3 China’s presence in the Middle East in the long twentieth century, 1912–2012 Introduction The Republican era, 1912–1949 The era of ‘leaning to one side’, 1949–1955 Flying solo, 1955–1972 Sino-American convergence of interests, 1971–1993 Net oil importer, 1993–2012 Concluding remarks Notes Bibliography 4 Eyeing military alliance? Sino-Iranian mutual strategic perceptions leading onto the Trump era Introduction Iran from the Chinese perspective China from the Iranian perspective Conclusions Notes Farsi sources Precis of pertinent books in Farsi 5 Chinese strategic perceptions of Saudi Arabia Introduction Chinese officialdom Chinese scholarship Conclusions Notes 6 A model for self-development? Egyptian perceptions of China since 2012 Introduction Narrating the evolution of relations from Nasser to a-Sisi Establishment newspapers Non-establishment views Conclusions Bibliography Primary sources 7 Our ‘new best friend’? Turkish perceptions of China since 2012 Introduction The Turkish government The military Trade and business The opposition The Uyghur lobby Soft power Conclusions Bibliography 8 The PRC’s slowly improving relations with Israel Introduction Sino-Israeli ties since 1948: four stages of evolution The Chinese press Chinese scholarship Conclusions Notes 9 Conclusion: China is changing the world and with it the Middle East Introduction China has returned China and the Middle East 1.0 Notes Index