China has initiated dialogue with West Asia to align its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with Turkiye s Middle Corridor Initiative. This move comes as China is concerned about India s growing influence in the region through projects like the India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and India-Israel-USA-UAE projects. Turkiye had opposed IMEC, which aims to rival the BRI. The two sides recently held a high-level dialogue on the issue. China is also deepening political contacts in West Asia and assisting countries like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Iraq.