Sunday, May 22, 2016

SPEAKERS - The Arab World and China Future Prospects of Relations with a Rising Power

May 21 - 22, 2016
Doha, Qatar
Session Four: China's Relations with Arab States

Ibtisam Mohammed Abed Yass: In 2013 China had invited Iraq to join its Belt and Road Initiative to secure both their interest
Amb.Ali Yousef Ahmad Alsharif: In the 1990s Sudan looked to the East(china) to breakout of its isolation imposed by the west
Ali Yousef Ahmad Alsharif: In the 1990s Sudan looked to the East(china) to breakout of its isolation imposed by the west
Ali Yousef Ahmad Alsharif: Talks about - relations since the 1950s
Abdelwahab El-Affendi a chair at the Institute for Studies commences the 4th session of the conference
Session Three: China's Relations with Non-Arab Regional Powers 
Manochehr Dorraj: Can’t speak about - relations without discussing role of .
Dorraj: and are both giants and important partners for .
Dorraj: played significant role in development of program in early stages.
Dorraj: For , because of steady threat of regime change, emerged as rescue boat.For , China was another partner among many
Dorraj: One Belt One Road is reaction of to trying to contain it.
Dorraj: is not a rising power - it has risen and has to act accordingly.
 
Keskin: has changed and transformed into rights argument.
 
Keskin: is most important factor in political, cultural & relations between and
 
Keskin: Since late1970s & have both moved towards more neoliberal policies
 
Tugrul Keskin discusses - relations in the crucible of modern @ our
Saeed Shafqat: has a new model of by linking it with and carried it forward in terms of exchanges.
Shafqat: OneBeltOneRoad is ’s counter strategy, with one fundamental difference that it links with
Shafqat: Important concern about that leadership perhaps had not anticipated is reaction of civil society in some countries.
Shafqat: Despite that is strong and well thought out plan, is encountering resistance.

George Jiuzhou Duan discusses the implication of Global Strategy Shift on Sino- Relations.
Duan: believes is trying to form unipolar hegemony in region.
Duan: Another concern is pursue promotion sometimes through regime change.
 
Duan: views the region as a tentative platform for common interests rather than divergence of interests.
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