The Far East Meets the Middle: Examining China’s Growing Influence in the Middle East
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In this installment of “Countering Chinese Communist Party Influence
Around the World,” leading experts discuss China’s growing influence in
the Middle East. Vandenberg Coalition Executive Director Carrie
Filipetti speaks with Associate Professor of National Security Strategy
at the National War College Dr. Dawn Murphy, Managing Director and
Lane-Swig Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Michael Singh, and Craig Singleton, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for
Defense of Democracies to discuss China’s growing influence in the
Middle East.
In this series, the Vandenberg Coalition shifts the focus beyond the
Indo-Pacific and into various regions around the world where the Chinese
Communist Party continues to threaten American interests. Each episode
in the series discusses China’s growing influence in a given region, how
it measures against American influence, how to define our relationship
with the region in light of competing priorities, and what America can
and should be doing to better protect and advance our national
interests.
00:00:00 Opening by TVC Executive Director Carrie Filipetti
00:01:36 China’s response to Hamas’ attacks & the ensuing war in Gaza
00:05:59 China’s strategic loss of Israel after October 7th
00:08:17 CCP objectives for regional influence & supplanting U.S. role in the Middle East
00:15:20 Future of the Israeli-China relationship
00:20:18 Discrepancy between internal & external CCP statements
00:23:55 America’s evolving strategic role in the Middle East
00:28:20 China’s perspective on the Abraham Accords & eroding leverage over Iran
00:36:24 Tripartite dynamic between Russia, China, & Iran
00:45:10 CCP amplification of antisemitism via TikTok
00:50:15 False binary between the United States & China
00:55:54 U.S. Chinese competition in the Middle East
01:00:55 Closing by TVC Executive Director Carrie Filipetti
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