Chinese Community Building in the Middle East: Chinese in Dubai

Chinese migration to the Middle East is one of the most important aspects of China's presence in the area. Increased migration in recent decades has aided in the development of China-Gulf ties, with the UAE being one of the nations with a significant Chinese population. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Yuting Wang, a professor of sociology at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates,. She's lived in the UAE for over a decade and has a fantastic book titled Chinese in Dubai, Money, Pride, and Soul Searching, which she released in 2020.  She will speak on the influence of Chinese communities in the UAE, and the social relationships between Chinese and locals.

📌Key Takeaways
🌟The History and Presence of Chinese Community in Dubai
🌟The Reason why Chinese are Migrating to Middle East 
🌟The increase Presence of Chinese Companies in Middle East
🌟The Challenges of Chinese migrants in the Region
🌟The New Opportunities surrounding within the Chinese Communities in the Region
🌟The Impact of Religious Relationship of Muslim Communities and Chinese Communities for China and the Gulf Countries
🌟Some Takeaways on the growing presence of Chinese in the UAE and Gulf Region

📌Quote Takeaways 
“The objective of Chinese migrants is to find markets with great potential, and the Gulf region offers excellent economic chances, which is why Chinese migrants flock to the Middle East.” 
-Yuting

📌Book Mentioned in the Episode
✔️Chinese in Dubai Money, Pride, and Soul-Searching 
Amazon | ResearchGate | politics and prose

✔️Familiar Strangers: A History of Muslims in Northwest China
Jstor | Univ of Washington Press | ResearchWork Archives

📌Speakers of this Episode
🎙️Jonathan Fulton | Profile | Linkedin | Twitter
nonresident senior fellow for Middle East Programs at the Atlantic Council. Assistant Professor of Political Science at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi
🎙️Dr. Yuting Wang | Profile | Linkedin
Professor of Sociology, Interim Head, Department of International Studies


📌Time Stamp
⏲️[00:00] intro
⏲️[02:27] The Presence of Chinese Community in Dubai
⏲️[10:53] The Reason of Chinese Migration
⏲️[15:23] Increasing numbers of Chinese Companies
⏲️[19:39] Challenges of Chinese People
⏲️[25:05] Opportunities within the community
⏲️[31:31] Muslim and Chinese relationship
⏲️[35:04] Perspective of Emiratis to Chinese Communities
⏲️[39:23] The Takeaways of Our Guest
⏲️[42:18] Conclusion

This podcast was produced by Heartcast Media.