UID:
kobvindex_DGP1641273372
ISSN:
0258-9184
Content:
In Mao Zedong's years China's main interest in the Middle East had been to undermine the presence of foreign powers, considered a threat to its security. There had, however, been little that Beijing could have done as it lacked diplomatic relations, political influence, economic wealth and military capabilities. Since Mao's death China has gradually become more active economically with the Middle East, primarily as a labor and arms exporter and as an oil importer. Yet politically, Beijing still plays a marginal role in the Middle East, giving priority to stability, a precondition for economic growth, and implicitly, grudgingly, and perhaps temporarily accepting Washington's predominance in the region. Beijing's increasing economic power has not yet been translated into political effectiveness. (Asian Perspect/GIGA)
In:
Asian perspective, Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1977, 30(2006), 4, Seite 39-67, 0258-9184
Language:
English
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