Zou, Z. (2024). Global Development Initiative and China’s Development Cooperation in
the Middle East. BRIQ Belt & Road Initiative Quarterly, 6(1), 104-123.
Abstract
In the last two decades, China has become progressively engaged in the development ofthe Middle East. Many Middle Eastern nations have gained substantial advantages andimpetus from Chinas development cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative. The GlobaDevelopment Initiative, introduced by Beijing in 202l, represents China's perspective onworld development. It strongly corresponds with the UN 2030 Agenda for SustainableDevelopment and the requirements of international development cooperation, establishingitself as a worldwide public benefit and offering renewed momentum for global developmentpartnership. The Global Development Initiative has garnered favorable responses andbacking from the international community, particularly from numerous Middle Easternnations, and it significantly influences China's development cooperation with these statesin the contemporary era. This program will support developmental strategies in MiddleEastern countries, using its diversified platform to advance the priorities of regional nationsdevelopment agendas and increase these states’capacity to achieve the 2030 Agenda forSustainable Development.
Keywords
China, Global Development Initiative, international development cooperationMiddle East, sustainable developmentent.
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