Belt and Road in the Middle East

Yes, the oil trade is a major factor. But China’s eagerness to also invest in technology, renewable energy, and infrastructure is driving the next phase of cooperation.

From the earliest days, China's interactions with the Middle East were based not only on trade, but on religious and cultural connections.

CPEC will significantly enhance China’s capacity to expand her economic and strategic relations with energy-rich Middle Eastern countries.

China's approach toward the region was on display at a recent security forum in Beijing.

Iraq joins the ranks of China's Belt and Road, a move that should have attracted far more attention.

The China-Arab States Expo spotlights the growing economic relationship between China and the Middle East.

What could the Chinese investment in the Israeli port of Haifa mean for regional geopolitics in the Middle East?

The list of attendees tells us a lot about how the BRI has progressed in the last two years.

Amid the staples of trade and investment, energy, and the BRI, China is exploring a new paradigm of relations with the region.

Economic ties to Beijing and domestic rights abuses have kept most states from speaking out.

Insights from Roi Feder.