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HISTORY

China has established a strong influence in the Middle East and has maintained a healthy relationship with the region since its existence China 's strained relationship with the USSR ensured that they shifted their allegiance to the Oil Rich Middle East (Bartke , 1989

They became a major donor of economic , military and political aid to the region . The evolution of China into the second largest world economy has benefited the Middle East , due to the bilateral relationship that exists between the two regions

History of the relationship between the Middle

East and China

The Bandung Conference in 1955 was an important timeline in the China-Middle East relation , with the Middle East keen on establishing diplomatic ties with China . The Middle East depended on the Chinese for political support . Several leftist parties in the Middle East were supported by the Chinese , and these include the movements in South Yemen and the Iraqi Communist Party (Behbehani , 1985 . During this period several Middle East countries , such as Iraq , Jordan , Syria and Yemen were beneficiaries of economic aid offered by China to developing countries (Bartke , 1989

China 's main aim in their support for the Middle East was in to compete with the western and the defunct Soviet Union 's growing influence in the region . After the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979 and the breakout of the Iran-Iraq war a year later , the Middle East countries had to boost their military power and hence leaned on China for support . The Middle...

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