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2022/12/14 | The Interpreter

A Step-up for China’s Involvement in the Middle East

Beijing will soon supplant Washington as a dominant security partner ­– and the Arab world sees a chance for leverage.

2021/10/05 | Jordyn Haime

The Origins of Taiwan’s Jewish Community

In the early days of establishing a communal presence in Taiwan, Jews faced both reluctance toward religious inclusion and a Saudi intervention.

2020/02/27 | Voice of America

This Hearty Group of Filipinos Is Staying Strong Worldwide Despite Virus Outbreaks

2.3 million overseas Filipino workers are adamant on staying put, in the face of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

2018/04/17 | Dr. James M. Dorsey

Bangladesh Looks to Saudi Arabia to Fight Islamic Militancy

Bangladesh is the first to ask Saudi Arabia for help pushing back forms of Islam perpetrated by the Saudis themselves.

2018/01/26 | Dr. James M. Dorsey

MALAYSIA: Activist's Disappearance Stirs Debate about Saudi-Funded Intolerance

An activist vilified for his religion before vanishing is at the center of swirling accusations of religious intolerance.

2017/07/04 | Ashok Sajjanhar

Will the Qatar Crisis Engulf India As Well?

The range and depth of India’s Gulf interests and its rapidly expanding political, economic and strategic profile means that India will have to engage more vigorously with upheavals in this crucial region.

2017/06/12 | Gedaliah Afterman

China is Getting More Interested in the Middle East

The visits combined with other diplomatic activities reflect the fact that China’s engagement with the Middle East has been growing steadily in recent years.

2017/03/23 | Micha’el Tanchum

Saudi Arabia the Next Stop on China’s Maritime Silk Road

China and Saudi Arabia's increasingly close relations signals a consequential shift in the Middle East - Asia security architecture.

2017/03/08 | Chris Zambelis

Strange Bedfellows: Xi, the CCP and the House of Saud

While Sino-Saudi relations will continue to flourish, the kingdom’s precarious geopolitical predicament exposes China to multiple energy and economic risks.

2016/09/23 | Edward White

Indonesia’s Migrant Maid Moratorium Creates New Avenues for Mid-East Trafficking

A moratorium on Indonesian women traveling to work in the Middle East is creating new avenues for exploitation.

2016/01/07 | TNL 編輯

Tension Rises in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Iran

Saudi Arabia and Iran have long been involved in the proxy wars in Syria and Yemen. With the growing power of the Islamic State, the two counties’ hostility may build a more complicated situation in the region.

2015/10/22 | 阿Ken

Taiwan Plans to Build Solar Power Station in Saudi Arabia

Taipower Chairman Huang Jung-chiou says that the cooperation between Taipower and Saudi Arabia will be a benchmark for the Ministry of Economic Affairs to strengthen the structure of exports in Taiwan, as well as to raise the gross profit margin.