Stephen Chan, SOAS. Photo: Noel Shelly China is investing resources in the Middle East, both to capture a larger share of the markets and to secure energy supplies for its future economic growth, Middle Eastern governments and investors have begun to respond to Chinese overtures, though it may be too early to foresee how the relationship will grow. On the wider canvas, however, the stage is set for a new ‘Great Game,’ writes SAJID RIZVI, in an introduction to his interview with eminent academic and China watcher Dr Stephen Chan, Professor of International Relations, University of London. Stephen...