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Chinese President's Visit to the United Arab Emirates and Africa Demonstrates a Change in the New World Order
Chinese President Xi Jinping's Historic Visit to the United Arab Emirates Demonstrated the Growing Relationship Between Abu Dhabi and Beijing, Which took off In 1990, the UAE's founding father, Sheikh Zayed, became the first leader of the Gulf Cooperation Council to visit China. After leaving the United Arab Emirates, Xi traveled to Senegal, Rwanda and South Africa to attend the 10th BRICS Summit. This tour is extremely important for Beijing and the Gulf States considering the development of Africa.
Strategically located between the West and the Far East and between Europe, Russia and Africa, the geography of the UAE, the dynamic economy and the infrastructure Vanguard logistics have made Abu Dhabi and Dubai invaluable trading centers connecting BRICS members. The UAE played a central role in linking China and Russia to the "Global South", with 60% of Sino-Emirati trade being re-exported to Africa and the Middle East.
The Abu Dhabi links with the BRICS have a major dimensional security, too. Jihadist activity is increasing in several African countries, threatening the vested interests of the BRICS. China and Russia play a stronger role in Africa in anti-terrorism initiatives. The UAE's increasingly influential role in Libya's evolving security architecture, as well as its port at Berbera and its investments in Ethiopia and Eritrea, exemplify Abu Dhabi's determination to play a constructive role in Africa
. Libya, along with Bab Al-Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden, now threatened by Iran, have placed Beijing, Moscow and Abu Dhabi in the same camp in the face of a host of conflicts and terrorist threats in the country. failed or failed states.
Changes in the international geopolitical order are bringing the Arab Gulf countries, especially the UAE and Saudi Arabia, closer to their Asian partner. Theodore Karasik
On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the BRICS enter a new phase. As South Africa's six largest oil source and an important market for agriculture and metals, the UAE is extremely important for Pretoria. The plan recently announced by the UAE to invest $ 10 billion in South Africa underscores Abu Dhabi's determination to play a central role, with China and Russia, in the country's development. Five years ago, discussions took place in the UAE regarding its place in the future of the bloc. Thus, the mutual economic interests of the United Arab Emirates and South Africa have led Abu Dhabi and Pretoria to explore a stronger defense partnership to anchor security cooperation between the two countries in Central Africa and elsewhere.
The status of rising powers in China and India can not be ignored by the Arab Gulf countries, especially as energy cooperation between Asia and the Gulf is expected to increase in the years to come . Russia for its part has demonstrated its ability to strongly influence conflict in the Levant while strengthening its role in Africa. Thus, the new geopolitical and geoeconomic realities in the context of declining US influence in the Middle East and Horn of Africa are now manifesting themselves in a dramatic shift to the United States. is the world economic center. The UAE's trade approach has led Abu Dhabi to elevate its economic and financial importance to China and India to new heights.
Overall, Xi's visit to the United Arab Emirates and throughout Africa geostrategic picture and broader investment. The current strengthening of Sino-UAE ties concerns the BRICS and the future of this bloc. Changes in the international geopolitical order are bringing the Arab Gulf countries, especially the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, closer to their Asian partner.
Although there is absolutely no sign that Abu Dhabi and Riyadh abandon their close alliance with Washington, unpredictability US foreign policy brings Abu Dhabi to cover its bets and considers BRICS members as an alternative to achieving long-term business objectives of Pretoria in Beijing.
- Dr. Theodore Karasik is a senior advisor to Gulf State Analytics in Washington, DC He is a former political scientist of RAND Corporation who has lived in the United Arab Emirates for 10 years, focusing on security issues. Twitter: @tkarasik
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