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China’s Strategic Vision Regarding Relations with GCC Countries
By:
Staff Colonel / Yousef Juma Al Haddad
Editor in Chief
China’s strategic vision regarding its relations with GCC Countries is an integral part of the overall Chinese strategic vision. It seeks to employ the resources and mechanisms of the Chinese soft power to achieve the country’s strategic goals and possess the ability to influence international decision-making.
This soft power is represented by the economy, investments, technology, trade, knowledge transfer and exchange of expertise.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is a model for this force, with its capital exceeding US$100 billion, along with influential Asian economic players, such as India, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, to build a supportive framework for development in the East and Southeast Asia region.
China is always keen to employ its substantial financial resources to win new friends through the gateway of foreign investments and exports to various countries and regions of the world. The “Belt and Road” initiative is the most prominent example of this Chinese strategy.
Observers agree about China’s status in the current global system. Next to the U.S., China is the second largest economic power in the world and one of the permanent members of the UN Security Council. This per se suffices to make the Arabian Gulf region one of its priorities, whether by virtue of its responsibility to maintain security and international stability or through its strategic interests as an oil-importing country that imports about 60 per cent of its oil needs from the Arabian Gulf region.
China views the security and stability of the region with special interest, but it does not have a strategic vision based on hegemony and influence in the countries of the region. The Chinese vision seeks mainly to deepen the network of mutual strategic interests and build strategic partnership relations based on economic cooperation, trade exchange and exchange of benefits, or what is known as power partnerships.
The country has been accustomed to building zones of interests through the economic and investment channels, as well as the sectors of technology, industry and culture. In other words, it has achieved remarkable success in Africa, Asia and various regions of the world. Thus, China is expanding through soft power based mainly on economic and investment partnerships.
The country has been accustomed to building zones of interests through the economic and investment channels, as well as the sectors of technology, industry and culture. In other words, it has achieved remarkable success in Africa, Asia and various regions of the world. Thus, China is expanding through soft power based mainly on economic and investment partnerships.
While China is not bound by alliances but by strategic partnerships with multiple parties, its relations with all regional parties avail it of the opportunity to play a role in preserving security and stability in such a way as to serve its interests. However, China does not involve itself in any mediation roles for settling crises, nor does it associate itself with groups to deal with the strategic challenges facing world peace.
If necessary, it engages in this role within a multilateral international group, as in the case of the 5 + 1 group, which signed the nuclear agreement with Iran in 2015.
If necessary, it engages in this role within a multilateral international group, as in the case of the 5 + 1 group, which signed the nuclear agreement with Iran in 2015.
China is keen to show a direct strategic challenge to American influence in the Arabian Gulf region. China’s approach stems from the desire of Chinese foreign policy planners to avoid any clash of interests that is destructive to Chinese-American relations. China does not want a cold war between the two major powers and avoids slipping into a military conflict. It resorts to harsh political rhetoric only in a few cases, such as issues related to China’s unity and national sovereignty .
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