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Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and China’s President Xi Jinping visit the Luxor Temple in Egypt, January 21, 2016.

China’s Risky Power Play in the Arab World

A China in Africa Podcast

  • by Eric Olander, Cobus van Staden, Zaynab El Bernoussi
  • December 25, 2016

International Relations Professor Zaynab El Bernoussi from Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco, joins Eric and Cobus this week to discuss her recent column on China’s growing influence in the Middle East and North Africa. Professor El Bernoussi explains why she thinks China may be able to succeed in the region, as U.S. and European influence are in retreat across the Arab world.

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Economy, Politics
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Podcast, Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Africa, Middle East, Diplomacy, Belt and Road Initiative, New Silk Road, Persian Gulf, International Relations, China-Africa Relations, Middle East and North Africa, Trade