ChinaMED Archive

October’s articles and commentaries coming from the media published in the wider Mediterranean region were extremely interesting as they suggest that China might meet rising challenges in its attempt to maintain good relations with every country and avoid being drawn into one of the many regional hotspots. Against this background, it is even more interesting to note that, perhaps, it is in...

We found a number of very interesting articles published by the media of the wider Mediterranean region that provide important insights into some of the most interesting aspects of China’s relations with the countries there. Though we selected articles published by the media of a number of countries for this month’s review, the most interesting ones were those from Iran and Lebanon.

In addition to the usual reports concerning the achievements and the issues facing China through its engagement with various countries of the Mediterranean region, the coverage of events related to Turkey, Qatar, Ethiopia, and Israel are also noteworthy. Moreover, the publication of the "Big Data Report on Trade Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative 2018" by...

In October, Chinese media paid great attention to the apparent change of the geopolitical landscape of the region. This fact was highlighted during the launch of the new Annual Report on Development in the Middle East (2016-2017), whose main theme was "The Middle East in the Post-American Era." The scholars of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) argued that...