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  • China and Afghanistan
    China’s Afghanistan Gambit

    China’s choice of conflicts exposes an overarching theme in the types of crises Beijing is most likely to mediate. Both South Sudan and Afghanistan have resources that China is keen to exploit. It is also true that no other state is present to protect these economic interests for China and to root out terrorists. This, of course, is not completely true yet in Afghanistan since foreign forces remain in the country. There is a major peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, but nothing comparable to the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan. Still, the lack of a security guarantor now or in the near future appears to be a key factor in China’s decision to play peacemaker.

  • Saudi Football
    Loss to China compounds Saudi Arabia’s woes at Asian Cup

    It has not been a good start to the Asian Cup for Saudi Arabia. After just one match the Green Falcons are in trouble and luck seems against them.

    Once a powerhouse of Asian football, winning the title three times and making the final three more times between 1984 and 2007, the Saudis are suddenly struggling, much of it caused by their own doing.

  • China and Dubai
    China to become Dubai’s largest trading partner this year as Chinese comprise 10% of its population

    The 200,000 Chinese now resident in Dubai comprise around 10 per cent of its population. This is a phenomenal rise from very low numbers since the relaxing of visa requirements in the wake of the global financial crisis in 2009. There are some 4,200 Chinese companies established in the city and Chinese guests make 25 per cent of bookings for the iconic Burj Al Arab Hotel.

  • Saudi - China Trade
    Trans-Asia rail key to spur China economic ties with Saudi Arabia

    The growth in trade is the result of Beijing's soaring demand for oil and the Middle East's hunger for lower-cost goods. The bilateral trade between China and Saudi Arabia clearly favors the latter. The value of Saudi exports into China exceeded its imports by more than $36 billion in 2012. The bulk of Saudi exports to China comprise crude oil. China is the second largest destination (after Japan) for Saudi Arabia's exports. China also is largest supplier of goods and services to the Kingdom. While Saudi Arabia is the largest oil supplier to China, followed by Angola and Iran.

  • Transportation
    Trans-Asia rail key to boost Saudi economic ties with China

    China has set a comprehensive economic strategy for linking the country to major economic countries in Asian, including Saudi Arabia through a railway, according to Al Eqtisadiya newspaper Wednesday.

  • Climate
    U.S. and China Reach Climate Accord After Months of Talks

    The landmark agreement, jointly announced here by President Obama and President Xi Jinping, includes new targets for carbon emissions reductions by the United States and a first-ever commitment by China to stop its emissions from growing by 2030.

  • Iran and China
    Iran and China deepen a ‘blue water’ friendship

    Last month, visitors to Bandar Abbas on Iran’s southern coast gathered to witness a never-seen-before event: two Chinese warships pulling into port. It could be just the start of a budding naval alliance stretching from the Pacific to the Persian Gulf. Iranian and Chinese commanders last week announced plans for greater maritime cooperation. While the details are vague, it clearly touches ambitions on both sides: Expanding the reach of their warships into faraway seas and new ports of call. And, at the same time, giving a jab at the United States and its preeminent naval power.

  • Asian Oil Imports
    China cuts Saudi oil imports amid Colombia crude boost

    “Chinese refiners are favoring supplies from Oman and South America over Saudi Arabia as their prices relative to output are more competitive,” Amy Sun, an analyst with Shanghai-based ICIS-C1 Energy, a consultant, said by phone from Guangzhou. “China is also increasing imports from Russia with a new contract signed last year.”

  • China and ISIS
    How China’s foreign and domestic policies may be fueling the Islamic State

    China’s policies toward Uighurs, which range from effectively banning Ramadan for Uighurs to favoring ethnic Han Chinese in the region’s economic development, have resulted in high levels of poverty in the Uighurs community—which fuels a narrative of anti-Muslim oppression and puts Beijing in the ISIL’s crosshairs. In a speech in July, ISIL leader Abu Bakr-Al Baghdadi named China as one of the regions where “Muslim rights are forcibly seized,” and released a map of the group’s global aspirations that included the vast swathe of China’s Xinjiang province.