At Summer Davos in Dalian, the same observation kept surfacing — in panels, over dinner, in quiet asides between old friends. China-Gulf partnerships rarely stall for lack of capital or technology. They stall because two sides never took the time to understand how the other actually thinks. The organizations that will define the next phase of this corridor won't be the ones with the deepest pockets — they'll be the ones who know that trust isn't a step after the deal. It's th