1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 China’s role in the&amp;nbsp;Middle East&amp;nbsp;and North Africa&amp;nbsp;has grown in recent years as Beijing has expanded its engagement in energy,&amp;nbsp;trade, infrastructure, and&amp;nbsp;diplomacy&amp;nbsp;across the region. At the same time,&amp;nbsp;Middle Eastern&amp;nbsp;and North African&amp;nbsp;governments&amp;nbsp;are assessing what deeper ties with China can offer and where Beijing’s influence still falls short. What draws China to the Middle East&amp;nbsp;and North Africa, what is its strategy there, and how are shifts in&amp;nbsp;U.S. policy&amp;nbsp;shaping Beijing’s regional approach?&amp;nbsp; Chuchu Zhang&amp;nbsp;joined us on March&amp;nbsp;24,&amp;nbsp;2026&amp;nbsp;to discuss China’s interests in the Middle East&amp;nbsp;and North Africa&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;how governments in the region view China.&amp;nbsp; Learn more about the speaker and watch the video here. &amp;nbsp; The US-China Podcast http://chinapodcast.libsyn.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40961205/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/201035010