{"id":640864,"date":"2017-09-06T03:54:17","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T03:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/09\/06\/china-could-have-an-important-role-to-play-in-middle-eastern-diplomacy-to-see-belt-road-initiative-succeed\/"},"modified":"2017-09-06T03:54:17","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T03:54:17","slug":"china-could-have-an-important-role-to-play-in-middle-eastern-diplomacy-to-see-belt-road-initiative-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/09\/06\/china-could-have-an-important-role-to-play-in-middle-eastern-diplomacy-to-see-belt-road-initiative-succeed\/","title":{"rendered":"China could have \u201can important role to play in Middle Eastern diplomacy\u201d to see Belt &#038; Road Initiative succeed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>China could have \u201can important role to play in Middle Eastern diplomacy,\u201d<\/strong> especially if it wants to see the Belt and Road initiative run smoothly, Euan Austin <a href=\"https:\/\/themarketmogul.com\/belt-road-initiative\/?hvid=4kF1sK\">writes for the Market Moghul<\/a><strong>. <\/strong>\u201cWhilst China and the Middle East are in an economic matrimony, Middle Eastern states themselves are struggling following a bitter divorce,\u201d Austin says, pointing to Saudi Arabia and Iran\u2019s animosity and the diplomatic rift between Qatar and its neighbors as obstacles to China\u2019s prospects in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Beijing\u2019s foreign policy has always steered clear of meddling in others\u2019 affairs, the <strong>Chinese could take a leaf out of Russia\u2019s book for this one,<\/strong> using their influence as a major economic player to \u201cforce actors in the Middle East to cooperate.\u201d Oil, for example, could hold a lot of sway. 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