More: Belt and Road
China’s Private Security Companies in the Middle East: Commercial Actors, Strategic Tools
Chinese PSCs are state-adjacent actors embedded in China’s overseas economic expansion, particularly under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), generating new arenas of US–China...
China in the Middle East: Logistics Access or Strategic Expansion?
China manages its logistical presence in the Middle East through a strategy of using civilian ports for long-term military purposes to safeguard its interests...
Why China Introduced a Zero-Tariff Policy for Egyptian Goods
China's move to exempt Egyptian imports from customs duties (zero-tariff policy), which began in May 2026 as part of its Belt and Road Initiative,...
Egypt’s Role in China’s Military Silk Road: UAE Bases and Joint Strategy
China is encouraging an Egyptian military presence in the UAE by May 2026 to protect the UAE's strategic interests as a (regional alternative to...
Egyptian military bases: a strategic linchpin for China’s interests in the Eastern Med and Red Sea
Chinese military and intelligence analyses for 2025 and 2026 indicate that China views the expansion of the Egyptian Armed Forces in establishing numerous naval...
Egypt’s Badr 2026 Drill Near Israel Highlights China Defense Cooperation
The relevant circles in Beijing and the military intelligence centers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) closely followed the Egyptian army's Badr 2026...
Can China’s Belt and Road Drive Recovery in Arab States and post-war Iran?
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) plays a pivotal role in China's strategy for dealing with the post-conflict reality in Iran (according to the...
Chinese Analysts Link Israeli Execution Law to Iran Escalation and Threats to Belt and Road Strategy
China adopts a position linking the Israeli legislative escalation, specifically the Knesset's passage of a law authorizing the execution of Palestinian prisoners (which occurred...
China’s 2026 Legislative Agenda and the Push for a “Force-Free” World Order
The 2026 Two Sessions in China (the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the National People's Congress) serve as a strategic platform for consolidating...
Beijing Claims CIA Running Disinformation Campaigns Against Its Global Projects
Chinese intelligence and security agencies have detected covert campaigns led by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on social media, aimed at discrediting the...