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In the first episode of our new podcast miniseries, China in the Middle East, Jon Alterman gives an overview of Chinese policy in the Middle East and how the Middle East fits into China\u2019s worldview. Jon also sits down with Doug Paal, Dean Cheng, Sulmaan Khan, and Evan Medeiros for their insight into China\u2019s foreign policy decisions.\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\nJon Alterman and John W. Garver, The Vital Triangle: China, the United States, and the Middle East, CSIS, May 20, 2008.\nDean Cheng, \u201cWhat defines the Chinese outward cyber-posture?\u201d ISPI, October 26, 2018.\nSulmaan Khan, Haunted by Chaos: China's Grand Strategy from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping, Harvard University Press, 2018.\nEvan Medeiros, China\u2019s International Behavior: Activism, Opportunism, and Diversification, RAND Corporation, 2009.\nDouglas H. Paal, \u201cWill Xi Jinping\u2019s Charm Offensive Win Over China\u2019s Wary Neighbors,\u201d South China Morning Post, December 11, 2017.