Implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative for Japan’s Involvement in the Middle East

Yoram Evron

Contemporary Review of the Middle East, 2018, vol. 5, issue 3, 199-214

Abstract: In recent years, the ties between Asian powers and Middle Eastern countries have grown significantly, and the consequence of this development is a gradual spin-off of intra-Asian political process to the Middle East. China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) provides an intriguing illustration of such a possible spin-off. Japan’s response to BRI is mostly negative but less clear is the possible implications of the China–Japan confrontation over BRI for their interaction with the Middle East. Japan’s responses to the BRI and China’s perceptions thereof can expand the set of factors that shape the two Asian powers’ involvement in that region.

Keywords: Japan; China; Middle East; one belt one road; new Silk Road; Belt and Road Initiative (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1177/2347798918776712

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