In with the New

China's Nuclear‐Energy Diplomacy in the Middle East

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ID12413876
AuthorsDegang Sun (0009-0003-3418-8558, corresponding author), Haiyan Xu (0000-0002-0048-3191), Yichao Tu
Year2022
Volume29
Issue1
Pages41-60
Publication date2022-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMiddle East Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1061-1924 • E-ISSN: 1475-4967
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/mepo.12619
OpenAlexW4214908047
LanguageEN
Citations received2

Nuclear energy, the new frontier of China's cooperation with the Middle East, carries both geoeconomic and geopolitical implications. The development of civil nuclear energy is conducive to the diversification of the energy structure of Middle Eastern countries, meets their increasing needs for electricity at home, and improves their seawater desalinization. Giving full play to its incremental advantage, China's diplomacy strives to expand the market share of its nuclear‐power enterprises in the Middle East, elevate its image as a rising nuclear‐energy power, and advance nuclear‐energy cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Algeria, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Sudan through multilateral or bilateral mechanisms. These can be classified into three categories: in‐depth cooperation, active participation, and preliminary exploration. Nuclear‐energy diplomacy aims to expand political influence through civil nuclear activity. Its aim is to enrich the toolkit of China's Middle East diplomacy and is conducive to a multipolar world in terms of civil nuclear research, development, and industries

Business · China · Diplomacy · Diversification (marketing strategy · Economics · Economy · Frontier · Geography · Geopolitics · International trade · Middle East · Nuclear power · Political science · Politics · Law · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Nuclear Issues and Defense

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