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Podcast: The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
Episode: China in the Middle East-Stepping up to the plate
Description: When prominent Chinese Middle East scholars Sun Degang and Wu Sike last year described the Middle East as a “key region in big power diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in a new era,” they were signalling a shift in thinking that went further than a simple move away from publicly de-emphasizing the region’s importance.