particularly on the impacts of Afghanistan, China, Russia, India, Iran and Saudi Arabia. This 'outside-in' analysis is followed by …

and China in the Persian Gulf region, in particular in view of US (mis)handling of local conflicts and China's expanding … power vacuum and opportunity for China to edge in. China has expanding economic involvement in the Gulf and has overtaken … the US as the biggest importer of oil from the GCC. With expanding trade, investment and contract work in the Gulf, China …

's Republic of China (PRC), and India has begun to change the strategic landscape of the world. This paper provides an assessment …

Since its establishment in 1949, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has viewed itself as an underdeveloped country … continue to insist China is a developing country. In the initial stages of reform and opening, China's relations with the … developed world were shaped by its desire to expand trade and attract investment. In the 1990s, China increased its attention to …

prominently in the ASEAN-China strategic partnership for two reasons. First, diplomacy has proven to be pivotal in both the … securitization and the desecuritization of the South China Sea maritime dispute. Second, summitry is the foundation of the ASEAN-China … ASEAN-China strategic partnership from the perspective of practice theory can then identify the constitutive effects of …

sea roads) and to protect the interests of Chinese companies is growing. China’s growing engagement with Africa is … balance between security and development. China has increased involvement in the UN peacekeeping in Africa, peace and security … cooperation has become of the most important pillars of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Africa. The Belt …