Protecting China’s Energy Interests in the Middle East

Abstract

Abstract: In recent years, due to the political unrest in the Middle East, partnership on energy between China and Arab countries has been developing with fluctuations. Although oil and gas trade grew steadily as usual, cooperation in downstream industries, which was affected by the upheavals in the Middle East, was not entirely successful. Regarding energy issues, cooperation between China and the Middle East is the mainstream as China needs oil and gas from the Middle East and the Middle East needs the Chinese market, which is the foundation for bilateral cooperation. As long as the two sides make joint efforts, there must be a breakthrough in energy partnership.