ChinaMED Archive

We begin the review of Mediterranean media with news of contrasting trends in the economic relations between Greece and China, on the one hand, and Spain and China, on the other hand. Greek media expresses optimism in the development of the Sino-Greek relations and describes China as an important actor— committed to help the Southern European economy in its recovery. Indeed, in June, China...

The debate about how to balance the risks and the opportunities produced by China’s growing engagement with the region was the main topic in the Mediterranean media in April, although with important differences in terms of depth of reporting and attitude toward China.We begin this month’s review with Southern Europe. In Italy, there are still doubts and concerns about the choice made by...

In April, the Mediterranean region not only receivedsignificant attention from the Chinese media, but from the Chinese government as well. Indeed, the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, Yang Jiechi, visited Kuwait and the UAE as a special envoy on behalf of President Xi Jinping. While in Kuwait...

While many China watchers were enjoying their holiday in August and Beijing was preparing for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation scheduled for September 3-4, the Chinese media reported on some interesting news and commentaries during the month. In particular, four issues are especially worthy of attention: China’s Charge d'Affaires in Libya Wang Qimin’s meetings and comments about...