ChinaMED Archive

The coverage of Chinese activities in the Mediterranean region published by regional media in June was rather sparse. As usual, most of the articles published touched upon economic issues. We expect to see something more next month, especially regarding the Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum that closed in Beijing several days ago. Indeed, most of the articles published last month were...

November heralded a suite of far ranging issues gracing the pages of Chinese media; from the reinstatement of American sanctions against Iran, to Sino-Qatari economic cooperation, to new projects for Chinese companies in the Balkans. Additionally, the Ministry of Commence, the National Bureau of Statistics, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange have jointly released the...

The articles published by Mediterranean media in November do not reveal significant evolution in the patterns that previous issues of the ChinaMed Bulletin have highlighted. From this point of view, it is however fascinating to observe how the media in different countries tend to create their own narrative on China that mostly reflects what they hope rather than...