POLITICAL COMMENT/GCC/REGIONAL

China & GCC Widen Energy Ties
 
The GCC and China have widened their energy ties for mutual benefit. While some difficulties have arisen, thus far the two parties have managed to work around them, and cooperation is set to increase further.
 
The energy needs of the GCC and China are intertwined in a relationship that is complicated by geopolitics:  GCC countries are unhappy with China’s role in Iran’s energy sector, albeit...