Middle Corridor, both as a regional economic zone comprising Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Turkey but also as an … increasingly attrac­tive alternative route between Europe and China. Russia’s war has disrupted overland connectivity via the New … and Central Asia, to enhance commercial access to Central Asia, to increase the resilience of European supply chains, and …

Turkic countries of Central Asia, and even Pakistan, India and China” and is “hostile towards any type of pro-Western policy …

, especially in Iran. China's interests in the Middle East increasingly collide with those of the US, which has brought about a … in the region. Relations with Iran offer China various possibilities for balancing US influence. A decisive factor for … China's Iran policy are its regulatory ideas aiming to establish equality of influence between the major global powers in a …

geopolitical influence and new spheres of influence. In the Europe-Asia continental area, integrated electricity grids meet inter …’s common integrated electricity grid. China is gaining considerable influence in the electricity sector, setting standards and … Sea regions, and Central Asia are, each in their own way, changing from peripheral zones into interconnecting spaces. The …

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally changed the terms of Russia-China economic relations …. Economic cooperation with China has become vital for the Russian economy. Trade turnover between Russia and China has increased …. Russian arms exports have declined in recent years. Meanwhile, China exports large quantities of dual-use goods to Russia …

the United States and the People's Republic of China.Domestic political and social structural factors have a significant … weight and exert a moderating influence on China and America. …