The Middle East in China's Foreign Policy, 1949â"1977

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Hardcover | 22 October 1979

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Within 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, for the first time, 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. This outlook was formulated by the communists in the early 1940s, when it reflected anxiety over a possible German takeover of the Middle East. Similar anxiety emerged later in response to American and more recently Soviet interference in the Middle East. China's fundamental Middle Eastern interest has thus been to undermine and repel, without becoming involved with, any hostile presence or influence there. In support of this long-term objective Peking employed different tactics or policies which were governed by Mao's periodic analyses of the world situation, the situation in the Middle East and the Chinese domestic scene.

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List of tables
Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
ChinaG++s encounter with the Middle East
Sino-Arab peaceful co-existence
The struggle against imperialism
The struggle against imperialism and revisionism
The struggle against social imperialism
Conclusion
the Middle East in China's foreign ministry: structure and personnel
the Middle East in China's economic relations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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