ChinaMED Archive

Unsurprisingly, the Chinese media debate on the wider Mediterranean region was dominated by discussions on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to Saudi Arabia between December 7-10. Besides paying a state visit to the Kingdom, Xi also attended the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-GCC Summit. As such, the Chinese President met leaders from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Palestine, Egypt...

With the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the 27-year natural gas deal signed by Beijing and Doha, and the preparations for President Xi Jinping’s early December trip to Saudi Arabia, it is not surprising that the Middle East dominates this issue of the ChinaMed Observer. Confirming what we wrote in the past, Qatar continues to be praised by Chinese commentators. Zou Zhiqiang, a scholar at...

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...

In September, we understandably found that media across the wider Mediterranean focused on the latest summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on September 15-16. This event, during which Iran’s full membership in the SCO was finalized, prompted extensive debates on the organization and, more specifically, China’s influence on regional developments...

The most interesting articles published in Chinese media in August revolve around the future of the Iranian nuclear deal and, more broadly, Iran’s role in the Middle East. Chinese experts also commented on the end of France’s Operation Barkhane in Mali, as well as the rising great power competition in Africa. As we reported many times in the past, Chinese scholars continue to complain about the...