How China’s Tech Giants Wired the Gulf

Article/Op-Ed in The China Intelligence
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May 13, 2025

New America Strategist and Senior Fellow and ASU Professor of Practice Peter W. Singer wrote with Tye Graham on the ubiquity of Chinese gear and infrastructure in the Gulf region:

President Donald Trump is embarking on a trip this week to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, where his agenda includes Air Force One replacementscrypto deals, and the Gulf states’ desires for U.S. concessions on nuclear and microchip security restrictions. Yet lying in the background of this trip is a new strategic and technological reality: the Persian Gulf is quickly turning into China’s favorite testbed for the next-generation of digital infrastructure.

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