China in Iraq after the War
From Underdog to Unassailable

By (author) Shirzad Azad

ISBN13: 9781350542464

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Published: 10/07/2025

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In this in-depth and wide-ranging study, Shirzad Azad explores the changing relationship between post-Saddam Hussein Iraq and the People’s Republic of China. China in Iraq After the War charts the deepening relationship between the two countries since the 2003 American-led invasion, that has seen China become the biggest international stakeholder in Iraq. The book uncovers the scope of China’s and Iraq’s collaboration in a number of sectors, including military, economic, technological and cultural and considers the motivating forces behind this unlikely relationship.
Preface 1. At One Fell Swoop: From Political Partisanship to Geostrategic Partnership 2. Deja Vu: Courting a Promising Procurer of Arms 3. Propelled or Against All Odds: Emerging as the Largest Stakeholder 4. Dragon Wags Its Tail: Grasping the Nettle of Construction 5. Stretching Commercial Claws: Purview of a Top Trading Partner 6. Greasing the Cogs: Commerce Coaxes Culture 7. Playing Peekaboo with the Kurds: Half-hearted Engagement with the KRG Bibliography Index
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