Toward well-oiled relations?: China's presence in the Middle East following the Arab Spring

With China replacing the United States as the world's leading energy user and net oil importer, its relations with the Middle East is becoming a major issue with global implications. Horesh and his contributors set out to analyse the implications of China's growing presence in the Middle East.

Introduction / Niv Horesh 1. - 1 Sino-American Crosscurrents in the Middle East: Perceptions and Realities / Yitzhak Shichor 5. - 2 An Alternative Partner to the West? China's Growing Relations with Turkey / Zan Tao 19. - 3 A New Eurasian Embrace: Turkey Pivots East While China Marches West / Christina Lin 30. - 4 The Perception of the 2009 Ürümqi Conflict across the Islamic World / Robert R. Bianchi 48. - 5 China's Dual Diplomacy: Arab Iraq and the Kurdistan Region / Mohammed Shareef 69. - 6 An Analysis of the Evolution of Sino-Egyptian Economic Relations / Yasser M. Gadallah 94. - 7 Chinese and US Energy Policy in the Middle East / Gawdat Bahgat 115. - 8 Does Likud Have a "Look East" Option? / Niv Horesh 125. - 9 China and the Gulf Co-operation Council: The Rebound Relationship / Neil Quilliam 148. - 10 Chinese Policy in the Middle East in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings / Michael Singh 162. - 11 China and Iran: Expanding Cooperation under Conditions of US Domination / John W. Garver 180. - 12 The Future of Sino-Iran Relations / Manochehr Dorraj 206. - Conclusion: China's Growing Presence in the Middle East / Niv Horesh and Ruike Xu 216