https://www.scmp.com/rss/514849/feed Dr Karim Alwadi is an entrepreneur/scholar based in Beijing since 2001. He is the author of “China Phobia: A Wasted Opportunity” and has founded several companies spanning sectors from infrastructure investment and development, to merchant banking. An Aspen Institute Fellow and YPO member, he is an active member of the Chinese business and academic society. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Karim Alwadi Karim Alwadi Following US President Donald Trump’s high-stakes tour of the Persian Gulf – his first official foreign visit – the geopolitical chessboard of the Middle East is being redrawn. For China, a key player in the region’s economic and strategic landscape, the implications are impossible to ignore. Trump’s extraordinary reception in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates underscores a stark reality: Gulf leaders, who dealt with former US president Joe Biden’s relatively arms-length approach,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3310929/gulf-states-are-playing-long-game-between-us-and-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3310929/gulf-states-are-playing-long-game-between-us-and-china?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 May 2025 21:30:08 +0000 President Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia last December, when he attended the first China-Arab States Summit, reshaped Arab-Sino relations. But is this foundation solid enough to hold the aspirations of both sides and what are the obstacles to overcome? Both sides want to upgrade bilateral relations for different reasons. The Arabs are dealing with the United States moving out of the region, creating a vacuum that other powers – in particular regional ones – are trying to fill. The Arab... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3209388/how-hong-kong-can-find-its-role-china-and-middle-east-draw-closer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3209388/how-hong-kong-can-find-its-role-china-and-middle-east-draw-closer?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Feb 2023 19:30:07 +0000