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Podcast: The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
Episode: Breaking with the past-China hints at greater political engagement in the Middle East
Description: China is contemplating greater political engagement in the Middle East in what would constitute a break with its longstanding effort to avoid being sucked into the region’s myriad conflicts and a bid to counter mounting US pressure to force Gulf states to curtail relations with the People’s Republic.