1st Edition
China in the Mediterranean An Arena of Strategic Competition?
Introduction—China in the Mediterranean: An arena of strategic competition?
Emilie Tran and Yahia H. Zoubir
1. China’s infrastructure diplomacy in the Mediterranean region under the Belt And Road Initiative: Challenges ahead?
Chuchu Zhang and Chaowei Xiao
2. China in the Southern Mediterranean: Integrating the Greater Maghreb in the New Silk Road
Yahia H. Zoubir
3. China and Egypt’s comprehensive strategic partnership in the Xi-Sisi era: a ‘role theory’ prism
Degang Sun and Ruike Xu
4. Role dynamics and trust in France-China coopetition
Emilie Tran
5. The limits of China’s engagement in the Mediterranean: Role conflict and emerging mistrust in Spain–China relations
Mario Esteban and Ugo Armanini
6. China’s expanding footprint in North Africa and the European Union’s geopolitical awakening
Anna Katharina Stahl
Biography
Emilie Tran is Assistant Professor in Politics and Public Administration at the Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong. She holds a PhD degree from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France.
Yahia H. Zoubir is Professor of International Studies at KEDGE Business School, France, a non-resident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, Doha, Qatar, and a Fudan University scholar, Shanghai, China. He teaches at various universities around the world.
