{"product_id":"the-middle-east-in-chinas-foreign-policy-1949-1977-paperback-9780521102216","title":"The Middle East in China's Foreign Policy, 1949–1977 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521102216","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Middle East in China's Foreign Policy, 1949–1977\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume provides a comprehensive analysis of China's Middle Eastern policy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eYitzhak Shichor (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521102216, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 December 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e284 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWithin the growing literature on China's international behaviour, China's Middle Eastern policy has been somewhat neglected and misinterpreted. It has been assumed that the Middle East played a rather marginal role in Chinese strategic calculations; yet at times the Chinese have been portrayed as a disruptive and subversive force in this area. This volume attempts to correct both views by providing a comprehensive analysis of China's Middle Eastern policy. It argues that the Chinese were indeed unable or unwilling to become involved in the Middle East, let alone to threaten it. However, in their view, this area has always been strategically important as a key battleground for the struggle between the superpowers, the outcome of which could have serious implications for the security of China as well as for the rest of the world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. China's encounter with the Middle East\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sino-Arab peaceful co-existence\u003cbr\u003e 3. The struggle against imperialism\u003cbr\u003e 4. The struggle against imperialism and revisionism\u003cbr\u003e 5. The struggle against social imperialism\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix I: the Middle East in China's foreign ministry: structure and personnel\u003cbr\u003e Appendix II: the Middle East in China's economic relations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: International relations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International relations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20relations%20%5BJPS%5D%22\"\u003eJPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005805089048,"sku":"9780521102216","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521102216i_abf355d6-df14-4412-9248-5149e4f6bc62.jpg?v=1694970821","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-middle-east-in-chinas-foreign-policy-1949-1977-paperback-9780521102216","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}