Naser M. Al-Tamimi

China-Saudi Arabia Relations, 1990-2012 (eBook, ePUB)

Marriage of Convenience or Strategic Alliance?

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on the relationship established between China , the world's second largest oil importer, and Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter. Due to Saudi Arabia's dominance of the world oil market, China is increasingly focusing its attention on the Kingdom as a reliable oil supplier while Saudi Arabia sees China as an enormous potential market and strategic trade partner. The book discusses whether this relationship is affecting the one between Saudi Arabia and the US.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134461608
• Artikelnr.: 39904930

Autorenporträt

Naser M. Al-Tamimi is a Middle East analyst with particular research interests in energy politics and the political economy of Saudi Arabia, the Gulf and Middle East-Asia relations. He has carried out extensive research on various aspects of Saudi-China relations. In addition, he is also a UK-based independent political consultant and journalist. He has written and edited several articles and books, in Arabic and English, on the most pertinent political and economic issues affecting the Middle East. Naser Al-Tamimi holds a PhD degree in Government and International Relations from Durham University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. China's Rise: Theoretical Framework 3. China-Middle East
Oil Background 4. Strategic and Political Foundations of China-Saudi
Relations 5. China's Perspective: Searching for a Reliable Partner 6. Saudi
Arabia's Strategy: Hedging for the Future 7. The Scope of China-Saudi
Economic Relations 8. China-Saudi Oil Links: Alliance or Normal Trade? 9.
China-Saudi Military Cooperation: Is it Alternative to the U.S.? 10.
China's Rising Influence in the Gulf: Implications for the U.S. 11. Overall
Conclusion