Prefaee

SUNDegang＆YahiaH ZOUBIR

China’s Middle East Studies in Retrospect and Prospect

SUNDegang

I．

　China and the Middle East Revolts

　The Upheaval in the Middle East and

　China’S Middle East Policy

　YANG Fuchang

　China and the Arab Revolts

　WUSike

　China’S Middle East Policy toward the Arab Revolution

　YAOKuangyi

　Political Unrest in the Middle East and China’S Response

　LiU Zhongmin

　China’S Emerging Role in the New Arab World

　MohammadELSayedSELlM

II．

　China’S Political and Security Ties with the Middle East

　On the Strategic　Relationship between China and

　the Middle East Islamic Countries

　ZHU Weilie

　China’S Strategic Option：Approach the Greater Middle East

　through the Eurasian Hinterland

　ZHANGXiaodong

　The China-Arab States Cooperation Forum：

　Achievements，Challenges and Prospects

　Mohammed Numall JALAL

III．

　China’S Economic and Trade Ties with the Middle East

　The Oil Politics&Geopolitical Risks with China’S

　“Going Global”Strategy toward the Greater Middle East

　WULei

　Exploring Economic Relations between China and

　the GCC States

　CHENMo

　Sino-Arab Economic and Trade Cooperation：

　Old Question．New 11ask

　QIANXuewen

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

　ZHANGHong＆LIUXinlu

　The Rise of GCC’S Soft Power and China，S Cultural

　Diplomacy

　MALirong

　International Competition for Discourse Power

　in the Middle East Upheaval and Implications for China

　LIWeijian

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