On May 12, CCTV News, national TV news of China broadcasted a special program on the “Belt and Road”, and recommended some selected books on this topic. Reports on Middle East Development,edited by Liu Zhongmin, Zhu Weilie and Sun Degang from the Middle East Studies Institute of Shanghai International Studies University, was among the selected books.  (Click to watch the video from 30:19)

Reports on Middle East Development is constituted by a general report entitled “China and the Middle East in the ‘Belt and Road’”, and three special reports respectively on “New Development of the Middle East Situation”, “Sectarian Issues and Religious Extremism” and “China’s Middle East Diplomacy”. As many as 25 report articles are included, written by authors from Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Fudan University, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, Ningxia University, Northwest University and the Middle East Studies Institute of Shanghai International Studies University.