Source: Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Vol. 9, No. 1,2015

Abstract: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has a uniqueinfluence in the global governance, such as Middle East issues andInternational Islamic development, and has become the most active internationalmultilateral platform for Islam. Based on the context of the establishment ofthe organization and its development process, particularly, the agenda itemsand resolutions of the organization since 2000, this study clarifies the pathof the OIC to advance agenda items and exert political influence on Islamiccountries; this study also tracks the history of both official and civilexchanges between China and the OIC, proposes to seize the historic opportunityof the “Silk Road strategy”, and build a model of cooperation between China andthe Arab-Islamic countries as the “natural partners of the Silk Road” and the “SilkRoad Community”.

Key Words: Silk Road Strategy; Organization of the IslamicCooperation; China and the Middle East