The Persian Gulf as a crucial region has been in the center of the global powers’strategies.China,as a growing international power,in the framework of“Go Global”strategy,has cemented its multidimensional ties with ...The Persian Gulf as a crucial region has been in the center of the global powers’strategies.China,as a growing international power,in the framework of“Go Global”strategy,has cemented its multidimensional ties with the Persian Gulf countries,particularly the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC)monarchies during the last three decades.China has established comprehensive strategic relations with the GCC states.The GCC sultanates have also attempted to deepen their collaboration with China in different fields.The bilateral relations between China and GCC countries mainly focused on energy,economy,trade,finance,relatively politics,security,military,culture and recently COVID-19.In recent years,the Chinese Belt and Road project has deepened the relationship between China and GCC countries and has effectively contributed to the Chinese“Go Global”strategy.展开更多
This paper discusses how the ideas thrown up by the Peace of Westphalia could be implemented through a peace process shaped and led by India at the head of a modern-day‘Third Party’of like-minded nations–China,Japa...This paper discusses how the ideas thrown up by the Peace of Westphalia could be implemented through a peace process shaped and led by India at the head of a modern-day‘Third Party’of like-minded nations–China,Japan and South Korea–which have an abiding interest in West Asian peace and stability.There is little doubt that the Peace of Westphalia offers a number of‘instruments,methods and ideas’to address the ongoing conflicts in West Asia by reconciling the interests of the principal Islamic states in competition–Saudi Arabia and Iran.As has been shown,with diplomatic effort exerted by the quartette–India,China,Japan and South Korea–it is possible to promote confidence-building measures between them and even to satisfactorily address the ongoing conflicts in Syria and Yemen.As at Westphalia,the presence of several regional players did complicate the negotiations,but they were accommodated in the regional settlement,even though some of them had different approaches to the peace process.展开更多
文摘The Persian Gulf as a crucial region has been in the center of the global powers’strategies.China,as a growing international power,in the framework of“Go Global”strategy,has cemented its multidimensional ties with the Persian Gulf countries,particularly the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC)monarchies during the last three decades.China has established comprehensive strategic relations with the GCC states.The GCC sultanates have also attempted to deepen their collaboration with China in different fields.The bilateral relations between China and GCC countries mainly focused on energy,economy,trade,finance,relatively politics,security,military,culture and recently COVID-19.In recent years,the Chinese Belt and Road project has deepened the relationship between China and GCC countries and has effectively contributed to the Chinese“Go Global”strategy.
文摘This paper discusses how the ideas thrown up by the Peace of Westphalia could be implemented through a peace process shaped and led by India at the head of a modern-day‘Third Party’of like-minded nations–China,Japan and South Korea–which have an abiding interest in West Asian peace and stability.There is little doubt that the Peace of Westphalia offers a number of‘instruments,methods and ideas’to address the ongoing conflicts in West Asia by reconciling the interests of the principal Islamic states in competition–Saudi Arabia and Iran.As has been shown,with diplomatic effort exerted by the quartette–India,China,Japan and South Korea–it is possible to promote confidence-building measures between them and even to satisfactorily address the ongoing conflicts in Syria and Yemen.As at Westphalia,the presence of several regional players did complicate the negotiations,but they were accommodated in the regional settlement,even though some of them had different approaches to the peace process.
