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deals. The humanitarian aid, the basic infrastructure and other projects China provided during the 1950s enabled China to “enjoy close relationship with Yemen, and it made it easier for China to get access to the energy exploration…” Currently, Yemenis form the largest Arab community in China. They are spread in education and trading sectors. The workshop also discusses the implications of growing China-Gulf relations on India and Japan. On India, energy and security are the two factors driving China and India to have a stronger relationship with the GCC. But, “the GCC countries must evolve fresh dimensions to consolidate their positions in a fast-changing world” because both China and India are intensifying steps in diversifying oil import resources. Furthermore, the two countries will not sacrifice their strategic interests with Iran and Israel to accommodate GCC reservations. In contrast to the view of China and India competing in the Gulf, “there is also a possibility of India, Iran and China establishing a structural energy linkage of a pan-Asian dimension.” Three implications of African experiences with China to GCC were put forward. Firstly, the Gulf needs to recognize that China’s approach to resources is strategic and balances its own interests accordingly. Secondly, the African resource economy has gained through their diversification of foreign partners. Thirdly, understanding China’s domestic situation Gulf Research Meeting – July 2010 101
102 The 2010 Gulf Research Meeting provides important insights into their approach to resource acquisition. The growing demand for oil in China poses challenges to Japan. Unlike China, Japan’s policies towards the region are in line with its main ally, the US. It has put Japan in a less advantageous position. Compared to China, Japan entered the Saudi market early. In recent years, the Japanese engagement in the Gulf has expanded. Recently, Japan assisted the Saudi government to facilitate the Saudization program by providing training courses to the Saudis. In contrast, China’s investment in the country is relatively small in terms of both volume and scope. Workshop Director Profiles Prof. Tim Niblock Prof. Tim Niblock is Director of the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter, and formerly worked as Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Durham. His main research interests cover a wide range of areas related to the politics, economics and international relations of the Arab and Islamic worlds. He holds the Chair in Arab Gulf Studies at the University of Exeter, UK. Much of his work focuses on the linkages between political and economic developments, as in his work on the impact which UN economic sanctions had on the three Arab states which were subject to them: Iraq, Libya and Sudan. The latter work was published in a variety of different outlets, but most notably in his book, Pariah States and Sanctions in the Middle East (Lynne Rienner, Boulder, 2000). Processes of economic and political liberalisation have also been at the forefront of his attention, as can be seen in his edited book, Economic and Political Liberalisation in the Middle East (British Academic Press, London, 1993). With Professor Rodney Wilson he edited a 6-volume entitled, Political Economy of the Middle East (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2000). He has been working on the Arabian Peninsula since the early 1980s, starting with Social and Economic Development in the Arab Gulf, ed. (Croom Helm, London, 1980). His first work on Saudi Arabia was an edited work, State, Society and Economy in Saudi Arabia (Croom Helm, London, 1981), which brought together political and economic perspectives on the development of the Kingdom. His research is based on his knowledge of Arabic, and close links with a variety of different Arab universities and institutions. He has been involved in consultancy work and regularly visits the region for research purposes and for conferences. Dr. Mei Zhang Dr. Mei Zhang is currently part of the Shanghi Institute for International Studies and is focused on the China-Gulf Relations. Dr. Zhang studied history, political economy and society of the Gulf States, and has extensively done research on Dubai’s development and growth. Dr Zhang completed her PhD research in 2008, from the University of Exeter.
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