03
April 2023
Past Event
The China Challenge in the Middle East

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Inquiries: mdewitt@hudson.org

The China Challenge in the Middle East

Past Event
Hudson Institute
April 03, 2023
President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 15, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
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President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 15, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
03
April 2023
Past Event

Event will also stream live on this page.

 

Inquiries: mdewitt@hudson.org

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When Chinese leader Xi Jinping brokered a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the White House welcomed the news. According to the administration, reduced tensions between the Middle Eastern countries further the president’s long-stated goals and does not represent a significant change in China’s role in the region.

But some analysts regard the deal as a watershed moment—clear proof that Beijing sees the Middle East as a primary arena of competition with the United States. Moreover, China believes that it has scored significant blows to America's status as the undisputed strategic actor in the region. Michael Doran, the director of Hudson's Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, will discuss this matter with Hudson Senior Fellow Mohammed Khalid Alyahya.

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