The Strategic Docking between China and Middle East Countries under the “Belt and Road” Framework

Abstract: The Middle East is the region bringing together the land and maritime Silk Road, coupled with its unique geographical location and diverse and complex humanitarian, religious and ethnic factors, notably with an increasingly significant role of the energy sector. As an energy-rich zone, it plays a decisive role in the position of international political and economic arena. In the process of building the “Belt and Road”, Chinese government should pay close attention to the role of the Middle East region. This region will also play its rightful role in security coordination, economic cooperation, and cultural exchanges under the “Belt and Road” framework, thus, achieving the strategic docking and win-win cooperation between China and Middle Eastern countries.