China in the Middle East: strategic priorities and features

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The relevance of the research is due to the growing importance of the Middle East region in the economic development In Russof China in the XXI century, and consequently, the spread of economic and political interests of the latter. The purpose of the study is to determine China’s strategic priorities and the main directions of its political presence aimed at balancing threats and opportunities in such a turbulent region as the Middle East. Given the instability of this region caused by the global anti-terrorist struggle of the United States, the specifics of Chinese policy in the Middle East and North Africa are of interest, since it is China’s interests that are being threatened. With the help of the analytical method, the factors influencing the Middle East policy of the PRC have been identified, which, of course, contributes to the transformation of the regional order. The study concludes that the future of the Chinese presence in the Middle East is determined by China’s global strategy, as well as its vision of its role and the future world order as a whole.

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Ammar Mohsen Brebdane

RUDN University

Author for correspondence.
Email: ammarbre1@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0808-7521

PhD in History, Assistant, Department of Theory and History of International Relations

6 Miklukho-Maklay St, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation

Muhammad Ismael Nahro

RUDN University

Email: nahro.muhammad@su.edu.krd
PhD student of Oriental and African Studies 6 Miklukho-Maklay St, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation

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