China-Saudi Arabia Relations, 1990-2012: Marriage of Convenience or Strategic Alliance?Routledge, 05/09/2013 - 296 من الصفحات This book focuses on the relationship established between China, the world’s second largest economy, 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 Saudi Arabia as a reliable oil supplier while Saudi Arabia sees China as an enormous potential market and strategic trade partner. It investigates both countries’ motives for establishing a strategic relationship and outlines the potential for successful co-operation between them. It then goes on to address the wider implications for the United States in the Middle East. |
المحتوى
1 Introduction | 1 |
theoretical framework | 4 |
3 ChinaMiddle East oil background | 37 |
4 Strategic and political foundations of ChinaSaudi relations | 59 |
searching for a reliable partner | 78 |
hedging for the future | 102 |
7 The scope of ChinaSaudi economic relations | 126 |
alliance or normal trade? | 144 |
implications for the US | 181 |
11 Conclusion | 206 |
Appendix I | 211 |
Appendix II | 214 |
Notes | 215 |
Bibliography | 217 |
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is it an alternative to the US? | 166 |
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