11. China’s Impact on Conflict Dynamics in the Red Sea Arena
- Author:
- USIP China-Red Sea Arena Senior Study Group
- Publication Date:
- 04-2020
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- United States Institute of Peace
- Abstract:
- The Red Sea arena—which this report defines as the eastern and western shores of the Red Sea, from the Arabian Peninsula to Egypt and the Horn of Africa, and the strategic waterways that run between, including the Red Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and the Suez Canal—has long been a center of political turbulence, regional rivalries, and geopolitical interest. Historic political transitions currently underway in Sudan and Ethiopia, burgeoning economic investments amid fragility and debt in the Horn, continued conflict and humanitarian crisis in Yemen, Middle Eastern rivalries and their impact on regional conflict dynamics, and the growing presence of China have further heightened geopolitical interest in this arena. This report focuses on China’s influence and activities in the region and its relationships with twelve Red Sea arena states: Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Economics, Environment, Geopolitics, and Conflict
- Political Geography:
- China, Asia, and Red Sea