ChinaMED Archive

President Ebrahim Raisi’s state visit to Beijing from 14 to 16 February, the first by an Iranian president in more than twenty years, caught the attention of media outlets across the wider Mediterranean region this month. Leading a high-ranking political and economic delegation, Raisi met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and together oversaw the signing of twenty cooperation agreements...

This month, the debate in the wider Mediterranean region was inevitably shaped by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan, which brought forth some interesting insights on the region’s different approaches to the ongoing and increasing rivalry between Washington and Beijing. In this context, it is relevant to note that many countries, especially those in the Middle East...

Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia and his presence at the Jeddah Summit for Security and Development 2022 on July 16 reignited debates over the trends in great power competition in the Middle East and North Africa. Specifically, his statements regarding the United States’ intention “not to leave a void” in the region to the benefit of China, Russia and Iran prompted a discussion among observers...

Looking through the media outlets of the wider Mediterranean this March revealed great interest in China’s expansion in Africa, especially in the Horn of Africa and Algeria through its Belt and Road Initiative. Furthermore , countries like Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia focused on their relations with Beijing with regard to the oil market...

Middle Eastern media have been paying great attention to the Ukrainian crisis as some countries of the region will be heavily hit by the supply shortage of agricultural goods from Kyiv. China’s moves are naturally among the issues discussed by regional commentators. For example, Lebanese professor of International Relations Leila Nicolas wrote that China is likely to be the biggest...