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I-wei Jennifer Chang

I-wei Jennifer Chang is a writer and researcher on Chinese foreign policy, Asian politics and Chinese-Middle Eastern relations.

Current Analysis

China's New Silk Road Strategy

In the current issue [http://www.merip.org/mer/latest] of Middle East Report, we write about the strategic logic of China’s increasing investment in teaching Middle Eastern languages [http://www.merip.org/mer/mer270/chinas-strategic-middle-eastern-languages], particularly Arabic, Persian and Turkish

I-wei Jennifer Chang, Haiyun Ma • 3 min read

MER Article

China's Strategic Middle Eastern Languages

Though the People’s Republic of China has extensive commercial ties in the Middle East, its three strategic partners in the region are Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey. It is not surprising, therefore, that the major Middle Eastern language programs in China today are Arabic, Persian and Turkish. The g

Haiyun Ma, I-wei Jennifer Chang • 5 min read