https://www.scmp.com/rss/508769/feed Tomer Raanan is a research assistant at the Asia Policy Programme at the Abba Eban Institute for International Diplomacy. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com China is cementing its position in the US sandpit. As the Biden administration re-evaluates US foreign policy, and its China policy in particular, one region that demands a closer look is the Middle East. Traditionally a US domain, the region is undergoing an unprecedented transition and could become the next front in the superpower competition. Propelled by its ballooning demand for energy, China sensed an opportunity in the Middle East and began showing its appetite for what it initially saw... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3120410/how-chinas-rise-middle-east-can-inform-us-policy-under-biden?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3120410/how-chinas-rise-middle-east-can-inform-us-policy-under-biden?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Feb 2021 01:15:10 +0000