China-Arab Energy Cooperation: Construct new Energy Silk Road

Abstract It is an important part of the Belt and Road initiative that China and Arab countries to strengthen energy cooperation and jointly build the energy Silk Road. China-Arab has made remarkable progress in energy cooperation, especially in the fields of oil and gas cooperation and new energy cooperation. China and Arab countries are also strengthening strategic docking, promoting energy transition and cooperation in the field of new energy, and working to form a clean energy production and modern energy consumption system. China and Arab countries should deepen energy cooperation by taking their complementary advantages, improve the docking mechanism of energy cooperation, promote cooperation in the whole energy industry chain, and avoid geopolitical risks through co-development. In the future, the energy transition will also bring great opportunities for deepening China-Arab energy cooperation. At the same time, political and economic risks will still be an important challenge for China-Arab energy cooperation. However, the sound political foundation between China and Arab countries is the long-term advantage of China-Arab energy cooperation.