China in the Mashriq: New Best Friend

... way of working and living. Such protests underscore the pitfalls of China’s development initiative – the very ones that Mashriq officials currently prefer to ignore, focusing only on the benefits. Researchers and policymakers (mostly in the West) ... ... that China needs them not only to boost its influence, but also solidify financial dependence of other nations on China’s economy and its public institutions. China actively refutes such statements, emphasizing that debt forgiveness or easing of credit ...