As US elections near, GCC states chart middle course between US and China

At the intersection of US power and China's growing global role, the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) could be uniquely positioned to take advantage of what some experts call a new cold war raging between the world's two largest economies.

Saood Al Suwaidi is an Emirati business student at the National University of Singapore. He told Al-Monitor that the United Arab Emirates's (UAE) relationship with China complements existing ties with the United States, offering further access to technologies and research and developments.