The Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies published Dr. Foley’s Article on China-Saudi Ties: “When Oil is Not Enough: Sino-Saudi Ties and Vision 2030.” This paper explores how cultural and socio-economic developments help us to better understand Sino-Saudi ties in the 21st century, Saudi “Vision 2030”, and China’s “One Belt and One Road Initiative. In particular, the article stresses the role of the Chinese city of Yiwu and the contemporary arts movement in Saudi Arabia.
