Date of Defense
27-2-2025 11:00 AM
Location
H1 - 1116
Document Type
Thesis Defense
Degree Name
Master of Governance and Public Policy
College
CHSS
Department
Government and Society
First Advisor
Prof. Abdulfattah Yaghi
Keywords
UAE-China relationship and cooperation, bilateral business cooperation, public interests, bilateral trade policies, free zone court memoranda, national oil company governance, COP 28
Abstract
As a research combination, this thesis is concerned with how UAE public policy can align with China’s overseas interests to deepen the current strategic partnership, focusing on the bilateral business cooperation including diplomacy, free zone trading, and corporate governance in energy sectors. The main objective of this thesis is to analyze whether this relationship can be maintained or upgraded to an all-weather strategic partnership amidst global challenges. Multiple research models are used to investigate specific public policies and their implementation, including historical analysis, policy dynamic framework, socio-legal research, and network governance examination. The results of this thesis indicate that aligning UAE public policy with China’s overseas interests has sufficient potential to deepen the current strategic partnership in the areas of diplomacy, free zone trading, and corporate governance in energy sectors, based on the achievement of policy outputs. This thesis provides a special research scope for public study based on the examination of overseas public interests, stakeholder engagement and international cooperation from a historical perspective, and offers multiple suggestions with governance instruments to navigate specific research areas and enhance current policy achievements. It also fills the gap with its unique value as a multidimensional analysis of UAE-China cooperation through public policy lenses, focusing on China’s overseas investment interests and international relationship development from a jurisprudential perspective.
COLLECTION OF SELF-RESEARCH PAPERS ANALYZING THE ENHANCEMENT OF UAE-CHINA COOPERATION THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY LENSES
H1 - 1116
As a research combination, this thesis is concerned with how UAE public policy can align with China’s overseas interests to deepen the current strategic partnership, focusing on the bilateral business cooperation including diplomacy, free zone trading, and corporate governance in energy sectors. The main objective of this thesis is to analyze whether this relationship can be maintained or upgraded to an all-weather strategic partnership amidst global challenges. Multiple research models are used to investigate specific public policies and their implementation, including historical analysis, policy dynamic framework, socio-legal research, and network governance examination. The results of this thesis indicate that aligning UAE public policy with China’s overseas interests has sufficient potential to deepen the current strategic partnership in the areas of diplomacy, free zone trading, and corporate governance in energy sectors, based on the achievement of policy outputs. This thesis provides a special research scope for public study based on the examination of overseas public interests, stakeholder engagement and international cooperation from a historical perspective, and offers multiple suggestions with governance instruments to navigate specific research areas and enhance current policy achievements. It also fills the gap with its unique value as a multidimensional analysis of UAE-China cooperation through public policy lenses, focusing on China’s overseas investment interests and international relationship development from a jurisprudential perspective.
