Only China’s Middle Eastern investments in Qatar, UAE, and Oman were higher than global averages for the region. However, the performance of each index and total performance in Iraq and Iran were substantially below average. Chinese energy enterprises’ investments in Iraq and Iran comprised 28% of their total Middle Eastern investment. Additionally, most Chinese investments were made in Syria, where the economic performance was below the global average. According to this
distribution scene, the first sub-hypothesis proposed may, partially, be testified.