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The SGI Journal publishes writing on the China-Gulf relationship by a new generation of researchers, in English, Arabic, and Mandarin.

Cover of the SGI Journal, Volume 1, Issue 1: China and the Gulf in a Changing World
Volume 1 · Issue 1 · September 2026

China and the Gulf in a Changing World

Ten contributions, seven in English and three in Chinese, on energy, diplomacy, trade, finance, tourism, and technology in the China-Gulf relationship, written by young researchers from different countries, universities, and disciplines.

88 pages · English and Chinese
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“Young people should not simply inherit the next chapter of relations between China and the Gulf. They should have a meaningful and lasting role in writing it.”

Abdulla Alhemeiri, Founder, from the Foreword
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Contents

Each entry opens the issue at that article.

English Contributions
1
Dominika Natalia Sówka · p. 8
Hormuz Tensions and the Chinese-GCC Energy Resilience: Analysis of Diversification and Strategic Partnership of China in Times of the Great Oil Crisis
2
Albert Jose Mendez Perdomo · p. 14
Diplomacy and the Reshaping of the China-Gulf Relationship: Historical Evolution and the Foundations of a New Diplomatic Partnership
3
Haoren Fang · p. 27
From the US-Israel War on Iran to the MoU: Rethinking China-Gulf Cooperation in a Changing Regional Order
4
Alex Gintz · p. 34
Where Is the China-GCC Free Trade Agreement?
5
Al Azhar Al Mawali · p. 41
Beyond Price: Building the Trust Infrastructure for Sino-Gulf Industrial Partnership
6
Nouha Saïd El Messaoudi · p. 46
Saudi Vision 2030 and the Belt and Road Convergence
7
Oleg Grunda · p. 52
mBridge and the Gulf: Optionality, Not Realignment
Chinese Contributions
8
韩沂珊 (Han Yishan) · p. 58
战略对接与产业共振：中沙旅游合作的逻辑与进路
9
宋载誉 (Song Zaiyu) · p. 72
抵近观察：以色列视角下的中国—海湾国家关系
10
陈子熙 (Chen Zixi) · p. 77
经济转型与战略自主：海湾国家对华开展人工智能合作的动因、路径与挑战
Publication leads
Abdulla Alhemeiri
Founder
Liang Siqiao
Editor-in-Chief
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