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Chinese Soft Power in the Middle East: Mechanisms, Effectiveness, and Strategic Implications book cover

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Chinese Soft Power in the Middle East Mechanisms, Effectiveness, and Strategic Implications

By Mahdi Yousefi Copyright 2027
206 Pages
by Routledge

As China's footprint in the Middle East expands beyond energy and infrastructure, its pursuit of cultural and ideational influence has become a central pillar of its regional strategy. The book provides the first comprehensive, empirical analysis of how China projects soft power across this geopolitically vital region.   Moving beyond Western-centric paradigms of attraction, this book... Read more

PART I: CONCEPTUAL AND HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS  1: Introduction — Rethinking Chinese Soft Power  2: Foundations of Engagement — A History of Ideas and Interactions  PART II: INSTRUMENTS AND ARENAS OF INFLUENCE  3: The Instruments of Influence — A Cross-Case Analysis  4: Cultural Diplomacy in Practice — Confucius Institutes and China Cultural Centers in the Middle East  5: Cultivating Elites — Scholarship Programs and Educational Statecraft  6: The Persian Gulf Monarchies — Navigating Tradition and Transformation  7: Iran — The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in a Contested Space  8: Egypt and North Africa — A Dialogue of Civilizations  PART III: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS  9: The Measure of Influence — A Comparative Analysis of Effectiveness  10: The Limits of Attraction — A Critical Analysis of Chinese Soft Power  11: The New Great Game — Strategic Implications and Conclusion

Biography

Mahdi Yousefi is a Research Associate at Hainan Normal University, China. His research focuses on international and intercultural communication, China–Middle East relations, and media and communication in the Global South, informed by over a decade of cross-cultural experience in China and the Middle East.

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