The‘Three Summits’are three specific diplomatic events,namely the China-Saudi Arabia Summit(Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Saudi Arabia),China-Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC)Summit and China-Arab State...The‘Three Summits’are three specific diplomatic events,namely the China-Saudi Arabia Summit(Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Saudi Arabia),China-Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC)Summit and China-Arab States Summit for Cooperation and Development.The realisation of President Xi’s state visit to Saudi Arabia came from the following three reasons:firstly,both sides seised the opportunity to push bilateral relations forward;secondly,both sides valued each other’s comprehensive strength and influence;thirdly,both sides made it a common goal to build the‘Belt and Road’and promote the docking of their strategies.The mending of relations within the GCC states has laid the groundwork for a successful China-GCC Summit,and China is also focussing on maintaining a balance between Saudi Arabia and other GCC members,with a growing trend of GCC states’‘looking eastward’.The success of the China-Arab States Summit is due to the background of profound changes unseen in a century and the opening of the post-pandemic era,as well as to the promotion of China’s head-of-state diplomacy,in addition to the solid foundation of cooperation that already exists between China and Arab world.The‘Three Summits’became a new starting point for China’s diplomacy with the Arab countries after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC),providing an opportunity for the Chinese President to hold several bilateral meetings with Arab leaders.In short,‘Belt and Road’cooperation between China and Arab countries will continue to expand in the future,and the two sides will work together to promote the building of a China-Arab community with a shared future.The strategic partnership between China and the GCC will be strengthened,and the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Saudi Arabia will continue to develop.展开更多
In recent years,the trade volume between China and six GCC countries has risen substantially,and with these commercial relations,China has become a major economic partner for the GCC.This article analyzes the economic...In recent years,the trade volume between China and six GCC countries has risen substantially,and with these commercial relations,China has become a major economic partner for the GCC.This article analyzes the economics of China-GCC economic interdependence.It begins with an analysis of the features of the political economic relationship,focusing on energy,trade,investment,and infrastructure and construction projects.It then discusses the process of formalizing these relationships through the ongoing negotiation of the China-GCC Free Trade Agreement.It then examines how this economic relationship can intensify through GCC cooperation in China’s“Belt and Road”Initiative.展开更多
基金funded by the program‘Evolution of Middle East Politics and Momentous Changes Unseen in a Century’of the Innovation Team of Shanghai International Studies University[2020114046]the program‘Impacts of Islam on the Contemporary International Relations’by the National Social Science Foundation of China[21BZJ054].
文摘The‘Three Summits’are three specific diplomatic events,namely the China-Saudi Arabia Summit(Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Saudi Arabia),China-Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC)Summit and China-Arab States Summit for Cooperation and Development.The realisation of President Xi’s state visit to Saudi Arabia came from the following three reasons:firstly,both sides seised the opportunity to push bilateral relations forward;secondly,both sides valued each other’s comprehensive strength and influence;thirdly,both sides made it a common goal to build the‘Belt and Road’and promote the docking of their strategies.The mending of relations within the GCC states has laid the groundwork for a successful China-GCC Summit,and China is also focussing on maintaining a balance between Saudi Arabia and other GCC members,with a growing trend of GCC states’‘looking eastward’.The success of the China-Arab States Summit is due to the background of profound changes unseen in a century and the opening of the post-pandemic era,as well as to the promotion of China’s head-of-state diplomacy,in addition to the solid foundation of cooperation that already exists between China and Arab world.The‘Three Summits’became a new starting point for China’s diplomacy with the Arab countries after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC),providing an opportunity for the Chinese President to hold several bilateral meetings with Arab leaders.In short,‘Belt and Road’cooperation between China and Arab countries will continue to expand in the future,and the two sides will work together to promote the building of a China-Arab community with a shared future.The strategic partnership between China and the GCC will be strengthened,and the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Saudi Arabia will continue to develop.
基金This article is supported by Shanghai Gaofeng Discipline Program(Class I):Foreign Language and Literature,and Sponsored by Shanghai Pujiang Program.
文摘In recent years,the trade volume between China and six GCC countries has risen substantially,and with these commercial relations,China has become a major economic partner for the GCC.This article analyzes the economics of China-GCC economic interdependence.It begins with an analysis of the features of the political economic relationship,focusing on energy,trade,investment,and infrastructure and construction projects.It then discusses the process of formalizing these relationships through the ongoing negotiation of the China-GCC Free Trade Agreement.It then examines how this economic relationship can intensify through GCC cooperation in China’s“Belt and Road”Initiative.
