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In the fourth episode of our podcast miniseries, China in the Middle East, Jon Alterman explores the Middle East\u2019s perspectives on China with Mohammed Sudairi and Ariane Tabatabai. They talk about how the Middle East holds high hopes for China\u2019s future role in the region and focus on Iran and the Gulf as examples. They also discuss the myth of Chinese workers speaking fluent Arabic and what Iranian storekeepers tell shoppers about bicycles made in China.\nChina in the Middle East is a six-part miniseries that is part of our regular series podcast, Babel: Translating the Middle East. We release new episodes every Tuesday.\n\nMohammed Sudairi, The Communist Party of China\u2019s United Front Work in the Gulf: The \u201cEthnic Minority Overseas Chinese\u201d of Saudi Arabia as a Case Study, Dirasat, March 2018.\nMohammed Sudairi, China as the New Frontier for Islamic Da\u2018wah: The Emergence of a Saudi China-Oriented Missionary Impulse, Journal of Arabian Studies, September 2018.\nAriane Tabatabai, The Islamic Republic\u2019s Foreign Policy at Forty, Atlantic Council, February 8, 2019.\nAriane Tabatabai, Don\u2019t Expect a Thaw in Iran, Foreign Policy, December 10, 2019.