Al-Arabiya - Friday, 4 April 2014
By Naser al-Tamimi
In a recent interview on Bloomberg TV, the Israeli President Shimon
Peres stated: “The future is galloping like a horse, and if you don’t
gallop with the horse, the horse will gallop without you.” His
interesting words may apply to the tireless Israeli efforts in recent
years to “gallop” with the Chinese horse. This Israeli “galloping” comes
at a time when China is seeking to enhance the security of its energy
imports from the Middle East by increasing its political and economic
involvement in the region.
One of the striking issues that
characterizes Beijing’s relations with the region is that it has good
relations with all parties. China’s ties with Iran, Turkey, and the Arab
world are growing rapidly. Today, China is the largest exporter to the
Middle East, Saudi Arabia’s top trade partner in West Asia, the biggest
importer of Iranian oil, the major player in the Iraqi oil game and a
rising star in the Turkish economy. At the same time, China has been the
top market for Israeli exports in Asia.
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