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In the second episode of the podcast miniseries, China in the Middle East, Jon Alterman looks at China\u2019s economic interests in the Middle East. Jon also sits down with Scott Kennedy, Doug Paal and Karen Young for their insights into the Belt and Road Initiative, changing export markets, and how economic interests influence regional security concerns.\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\nKaren Young, \u201cUS policy faces blind spots on China, Middle East,\u201d Al-Monitor, June 11, 2019.\nScott Kennedy, \u201cBuilding China\u2019s One Belt, One Road,\u201d CSIS, April 3, 2015.\nDouglas Paal, \u201cThe US and China Take Their Rivalry into More Dangerous Waters After Collapse of Trade Talks,\u201d South China Morning Post, May 30, 2019.