Geography and Regional Planning

Geography and Regional Planning

Challenges facing China for its extensive presence in the Middle East

Authors
Abbas Salahshoor 1
Afshin Mottaghi 2
Amir Gandomkar 3
hosein solaimani 4
1 PhD student in political geography, Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
2 Full Professor of Political Geography, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Geography,, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad Universiy, Najafabad, Iran
4 Assistant Professor of Geography and Rural Planning, Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad , Iran
10.22034/jgeoq.2024.421925.4073
Abstract
China, which was one of the least developed countries in the 20th century, after extensive reforms in 1979, entered the path of serious economic development and was recognized as an emerging economic power in the world since 2000. After 23 years have passed since then, China has become an important actor in the world with its high gross domestic product and as a commodity production factory in the world, as well as a huge need for energy and introducing itself as a big investor. Creation, especially in regions with a special geopolitical and geoeconomic position. Among these countries, we can mention the countries of the Middle East and especially the Persian Gulf region, which have a large energy capacity to be present and invest and export energy to China. The Middle East region, with its many advantages, such as energy and special geographical location, etc., is one of the regions of interest to China. But being in the complex region of the Middle East always has challenges for actors, especially emerging powers such as China, which this article tries to address. In this regard, the author tries to find the answer to the following basic question with an analytical-descriptive method in this article: What are the challenges facing China's extensive presence in the Middle East region? The data of this research has been collected in a library-document way.
Keywords
Geopolitics
geoeconomy
China
Middle East
Persian Gulf
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