ChinaMED Archive

July was a relatively tranquil month for Sino-Mediterranean relations. The most notable event was Algerian President and Minister of Defense Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s state visit to China, which took place from July 17 to 21. On the final day of his stay, President Tebboune announced Algeria’s intention to join the BRICS and become a shareholder member of the New Development Bank...

In April, news outlets throughout the wider Mediterranean region continued to discuss the “Beijing Agreement”, the recent China-brokered deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran to reestablish official diplomatic relations. Interest in the agreement remained high as the Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers reconvened in Beijing on April 6 to discuss its implementation. However, there was a notable...

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...

As expected, the first China-Arab States Summit, the China-GCC Summit for Cooperation and Development and Xi Jinping’s state visit to Saudi Arabia – all held in Riyadh from December 7 to 10 – were the main topics covered by media outlets throughout the wider Mediterranean region. During the visit, President Xi and King Salman signed a comprehensive strategic partnership committing the two...

The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the possible regional consequences of the newest round of American trade restrictions on China fueled much debate in media across the wider Mediterranean region this October. Israeli experts seemed the most concerned about the US’ tech sanctions on China. In an interview for Globes, Yair Geva, head of the high-tech department...