The economic interactions between China and Saudi Arabia are far more relevant than the political ones in the ongoing academic discussions. The mainstream literatures are more enthusiasm on the issues of oil and energy security and put their strategic dialogues into a secondary role which has only limited influence between the two states. The most relevant work for the question of this thesis is the book of Dr. Nasser M. al-Tamimi—China-Saudi Arabia Relations, 1990-2012 (2014)—which not only discuss…

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Saudi Arabia’s trade with China could exceed $60 billion by 2015, given that the target of $40 billion by 2010 was reached in 2008. During 2003-2008, the China-Saudi Arabia trade registered annual growth rates of 30% to 50%. In 2008, bilateral trade surged by 64.7% to $41.8 billion, well ahead of the goal set in 2006. Trade between the two countries amounted to $12.71 billion in 1H 2009, hit largely by the global economic crisis. http://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/saudi_arabia/export-import…

Saudi Arabia and China are quite different countries. The latter is much larger than the former. The former is the largest country of the Arabian Peninsula and it is located in Middle East, bordering the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen. The latter is the largest country in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam. Although there some similarities between Saudi Arabia and China, there are also several differences in the areas of population, economy and…

today is with regards to the claim over South China Sea (SCS) between several ASEAN members and China. From the outset, there are vast improvements on relations between China and their ASEAN counterpart mainly due to flourishing economic ties. However, within this prosperous relationship tensions have increased on issues particularly on claimants toward the South China Sea mainly due to territorial and island dispute in the South China Sea area between China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia…

Since 1980s, international relations has had complicated and profound changes, among which the political complexion between countries is significantly faded. In particular, with the speeding of economic globalization and regional economic integration, the important role of economic force is gradually highlighted in the world’s political and economic relations. In recent years, China and Russia, as two of the most important emerging economies, have maintained relatively even economic growth under…

Strategic, cooperative relationships between states in the Middle East have tended to be inconsistent and volatile - examples being the alliance between Egypt and Syria that coalesced into the short-lived United Arab Republic in 1958 and the shifting relationships between Saudi Arabia and Iraq . In fact, in Walt’s list of eighteen Middle Eastern regional alliances formed between 1955 and 1979, none lasted for longer than five years (Walt, 1987, p.150). In light of this heritage, it is therefore…

the other such as the instance of China. Although China stands as one of the biggest communist countries, statistics have shown that “China is 175.6% dependent on the U.S.” (Chang). Although both divergent from the other, the United States’ bilateral relationship with China is essential and necessary for their success and diplomacy. Through an economic standpoint, “the U.S. approach to its economic relations with China has two main elements: integrating China into the global, rules-based economic…

Before establishing formal diplomatic relations with China, Singapore was already enjoying close economic and political ties with China albeit on an informal basis. Both countries elevated their relationship to a more formal level by establishing diplomatic relations on October 3 1990. Since then, the economic and trade cooperation between the two nations has expanded steadily and China has become Singapore 's largest trading partner in 2014 with the bilateral trade amounting to S$121.47 billion. From…

Saudi Arabia and Iran are two countries that sit on opposite sides of the Sunni/Shiite divide, which can be argued as being the most prominent issue the Middle East faces today. Saudi Arabia is predominantly known to be a Sunni state, while Iran is largely inhabited by Shia Muslims. Both countries aspire to be the hegemonic powers of the region. Ethnically, Iran is known to be a Persian land, unlike Saudi Arabia that is known to be in the heart of the Arab world. These two countries are separated…

In the 1990s during Bill Clintons presidency there was heavy tension between the state of China and their disputed territory of Taiwan (Russell 1). The dispute came about because China felt the island should be a part of China and not separate. However, Taiwan was looking for independence (Russell 4). It an attempt to get people on the side of Taiwanese independence their president, Lee Teng-hui fought to get a visa and eventually came to the United States for a gathering at Cornell University, where…