Preface China’s Middle East Studies in Retrospect and Prospect I. China and the Middle East Revolts The Upheaval in the Middle East and China’s Middle East Policy China and the Arab Revolts China’s Middle East Policy toward the Arab Revolution On Political Unrest in the Middle East and China’s Response China’s Emerging Role in the New Arab World II. China’s Political and Security Ties with the Middle East On the Strategic Relationship between China and the Middle East Islamic Countries China’s Strategic Option: Approach the Greater Middle East through the Eurasian Hinterland The China-Arab States Cooperation Forum and China-Arab All-round Cooperation III. China’s Economic and Trade Ties with the Middle East The Oil Politics & Geopolitical Risks with China’s “Going out” Strategy toward the Greater Middle East Exploring Economic Relations between China and the GCC States Sino-Arab Economic and Trade Cooperation: Old Question, New Task IV. China’s Social and Cultural Ties with the Middle East The Economic and Trade Factors in China’s National Image in the Arab Countries The Rise of GCC’s Soft Power and China’s Cultural Diplomacy International Competition for Discourse Power in the Middle East Upheaval and Implications for China About the Authors Index | 
