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China’s diplomatic strategy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) employs a hedging
strategy to balance relations with rival states like Saudi Arabia and Iran. This approach allows
China to maximize economic and strategic gains while avoiding entanglement in regional
conflicts. Through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), economic partnerships, diplomatic
neutrality, and limited military engagements, China maintains flexibility to secure its interests amid
regional complexities.
Kenan Dağci, Ph.D., is the former Director of the Center for International Conflict Resolution
(2010–2014) and the Institute of Social Sciences (2014–2016) at Yalova University. He also served
as a visiting scholar at Cornell University (2011–2012). His research focuses on European Union
foreign policy, Turkey-EU relations, and conflict resolution, with a particular emphasis on the
Middle East and Central Asia.
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