ChinaMED Archive

The search through the media outlets of the wider Mediterranean region reflected two main trends in their perception of the Chinese presence. On the one hand, Middle Eastern and North Africa countries emphasized, despite occasional critics, the importance of China’s continuing economic and diplomatic engagement in the region. On the other hand, European countries and Israel expressed deep...

We start this issue of the ChinaMed Observer with the debate in Iranian media over the signing of the Iran-China 25-year Cooperation Program. In this regard, Abolfazl Olamayifar, Director of the China Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from the pages of the economic newspaper Donya-ye Eqtesad, addressed some of the concerns raised lately over the cooperation document, including the...

In looking for a common theme in the commentaries written by Chinese journalists and scholars in April, it is clear that there is great concern in China about the evolution of many of the crises that are taking place in the wider Mediterranean region. From the situation in Libya to the Greek-Turkish tensions, from the elections in Israel to instability in Jordan and the slow progression of...

Unsurprisingly, among the noteworthy events that took place this month, the media of the wider Mediterranean region focused on the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the Middle East in late March. Although there are concerns over the impact on the region from the rising competition between China and the United States, China remains welcome there. At the same time, however...

This month, the search through media outlets in the wider Mediterranean region brought forth some interesting insights on the recent developments of China’s economic engagement in the area and its increasing position as an international power.The China-Central Asia-Western Asia Economic Corridor of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also known as the “middle corridor,” is at the center of the...