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Podcast: Middle East Dossier
Episode: China: Full Steam Ahead in the Gulf?
Description: This event is jointly organised by Political Economy and Diffusion of Ideas-Gulf Cluster of the Middle East Institute NUS, in collaboration with the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI).
Abstract
In a recent phone conversation between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, the former expressed support for the kingdom’s initiatives in climate governance and sustainable development. What is noteworthy is Beijing’s willingness to push its strategic partnership with Riyadh to a “new level”. This move comes after China’s decision to make the UAE its regional base for vaccin...