CHINA-QATAR: OBOR

The worsening rift between Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates which cut diplomatic ties with Qatar on June 5, 2017, citing Doha’s alleged links to terrorism will complicate the realisation of OBOR. Pang Zhongying, a senior fellow at the Ocean University of China in Qingdao, Shandong province, said “China has a huge economic interest in the Middle East. With the belt and road and other initiatives it is using to expand geopolitical influence in the region, China may need to think about adjusting its “non-interference” diplomatic motto.” Zhu Bin, an analyst at Southwest Securities, said: “These countries’ cutting of their diplomatic relationships with Qatar marks the beginning of a new round of chaos, even conflicts and war, in the Middle East.” With growing economic interests in the region, last year Beijing appointed its first special envoy for the Syrian crisis and issued its first - and vague - Arab policy paper issued at the start of last year where it reiterated its commitment to peace and stability in the region.







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