March 15, 2022
Chinese Community Building in the Middle East: Chinese in Dubai
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Key takeaways
-The History and Presence of Chinese Community in Dubai
-The Reason why Chinese are Migrating to the Middle East
-The increased Presence of Chinese Companies in the Middle East
-The Challenges of Chinese migrants in the Region
-The New Opportunities surrounding within the Chinese Communities in the Region
-The Impact of Religious Relationship of Muslim Communities and Chinese Communities for China and the Gulf Countries
Timestamps
[00:00] Introduction
[02:27] The Presence of Chinese Community in Dubai
[10:53] The Reason for Chinese Migration
[15:23] Increasing numbers of Chinese Companies
[19:39] Challenges of Chinese People
[25:05] Opportunities within the community
[31:31] Muslim and Chinese relationship
[35:04] Perspective of Emiratis to Chinese Communities
[39:23] The Takeaways of Our Guest
[42:18] Conclusion
In this episode
Dr. Yuting Wang
Professor, Department of International Studies
American University of Sharjah
Nonresident Research Fellow, Center on Religion and the Global East
Purdue University
Dr. Yuting Wang joins us to discuss Chinese Community Building in the Middle East, and how increased migration in recent decades has aided in the development of China-Gulf ties, with the UAE being one of the nations with a significant Chinese population. Dr. Wang will also explore the influence of Chinese communities in the UAE, and the social relationships between Chinese and locals.
Dr. Yuting Wang is a nonresident research fellow in the Center on Religion and the Global East at Purdue University and has previously held visiting positions at Northwestern University, University of California-Berkley, and LSE. She has published widely on Chinese Muslims, overseas Chinese, and Sino-UAE relations. She is the author of Between Islam and the American Dream: An Immigrant Muslim Community in Post-9/11 America, and Chinese in Dubai: Money, Pride, and Soul-Searching.
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“The objective of Chinese migrants is to find markets with great potential, and the Gulf region offers excellent economic chances, which is why Chinese migrants flock to the Middle East.”
About the China-MENA podcast
The China-MENA podcast features conversations with academics, think-tankers, and regional specialists on Chinese Influence in the Middle East and informs US and MENA audiences in the policy and business communities about the nature of China’s outreach to the region.
At a time when China’s global footprint is getting deeper and deeper, it has never been more important to understand its foreign policy and the Middle East is one of the world’s most consequential regions: home to major religions, diverse cultural and social heritage, central to global energy markets, and of course, geopolitics, linking people and markets in Asia, Africa and Europe. This show will help you understand what China is doing in the region, and how the region is engaging with China as an increasingly important external power.
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