china and middle east relations

  China and Middle East relations have come a long way starting from strangers to being acquaintances. And then moving from a standstill in 1960s to recovering as a developed nation with all round diplomacy and reform policies. It was therefore in the year 1970, that the formal diplomatic relations between China and most of the Middle East countries were established. Since 1978, the relations between China and Middle East countries have also developed in a great manner. China has been seen adopting the policy of reform and even opening the idea to focus on economic development, modern culture and even advanced technology. China has even worked to secure its energy supply so that rapid development in the economy can take place and at the same time continuing relation with Middle East can also be secured peaceful (Scobell & Nader, 2016). Question: How has President Xi Jingping change Chinese foreign policy toward the middle east?