King Abdullah’s trip to China
It has been 11 years since Jordan’s King Abdullah II visited China. Why go now?Perhaps the timing is connected to the unusual frustration about the region expressed by China’s leading Middle East experts when I was in Beijing leading a SIGNAL Group delegation in July. The policy advisers spoke openly about the difficulty of navigating the war between two of China’s comprehensive strategic partners, Iran and Saudi Arabia; the instability in the Red Sea; and the continuing closure of the Strait of Hormuz.What had long been treated in Beijing as a distant regional problem was becoming something much more immediate: an energy-security challenge for China.Against that backdrop, President Xi Jinping invited King Abdullah to China for his first visit in more than a decade.Jordan is an unusually useful place for Beijing to look for perspective. It is one of Washington’s closest Arab partners, politically stable, deeply connected across the Arab…
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Jordan's King Abdullah II recently visited China, his first trip in over a decade, signaling a strategic move for both nations. For China, the visit offered a rare opportunity to gain insights into the volatile Middle East from a stable, well-connected Arab leader who is close to Washington but not aligned with Tehran. Chinese President Xi Jinping invited King Abdullah amidst Beijing's growing concerns over regional instability impacting its energy security.
- King Abdullah's week-long tour, which included Shanghai and Shenzhen, focused on economic and technological cooperation.
- A key meeting with China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) revealed Jordan's interest in learning from China's state-capitalist model for managing state-owned enterprises, aligning with Jordan's recent policy changes.
- Jordan seeks Chinese investment, technology, and manufacturing capabilities to boost its economy, while China aims for deeper regional understanding.
- The visit also presents a complex situation for Israel, which benefits from a stable Jordan but must monitor potential Chinese economic presence in strategically sensitive sectors on its border, which could impact U.S.-led security arrangements.
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