China-Mideast Relations During COVID-19 Pandemic
Date and time: May 19, 2020, 1 pm British Summer Time (UTC+1)
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Speakers:
- Jon Alterman, senior vice president, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy; director, Middle East Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Jonathan Fulton, assistant professor of political science, Zayed University
- Yu Jie, senior research fellow on China, Asia-Pacific Program, Chatham House
- Niu Xinchun, director and research professor, Institute of Middle East Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
- Moderator: Champa Patel, director, Asia-Pacific Program, Chatham House
Overview:
Over the past months, tensions between China and the United States have risen significantly as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The strained relationship between the two global powers is also shifting the dynamics between China and countries in the Middle East, which, amid the twin oil price drop and COVID-19 shocks, have to also manage tensions between China and the US.
In this webinar, organized by Chatham House’s MENA and Asia-Pacific Programs, experts will discuss the changing relationship between China and the Middle East and assess the impact of Beijing’s pandemic diplomacy with a particular focus on Iran and the Arab Gulf states. Panelists will also consider how China will seek to strengthen its relationship with MENA states while balancing potential constraints in its Belt and Road Initiative investments.
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All attendees will have the chance to submit questions via the Q&A option in the Zoom webinar and these can be submitted anonymously. Please do not submit questions in advance of the event or via the chat function during the event. Speakers will endeavor to answer as many questions as possible in the time allocated for Q&A.
Event contact: Reni Zhelyazkova, coordinator, MENA Program
