ChinaMED Archive

In May, a pivotal event with far-reaching implications for China’s influence in the wider Mediterranean region was the Turkish general elections. The Turkish press was active in reporting and analyzing Chinese perspectives on Türkiye’s political future, specifically opinions on the two main presidential candidates: the incumbent president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the six-party opposition...

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...

In June, our search through the media outlets of the wider Mediterranean region uncovered a rich debate over the expansion of China’s economic and political influence stemming from some important events that occurred during the month, such as the first China-Horn of Africa Peace, Governance and Development Conference, held in Addis Ababa on June 21-22, and the 14th BRICS Summit, chaired by...

We start this issue of the ChinaMed Observer reporting on the visit to Iran made by the Chinese Minister of Defence, Wei Fenghe. During the visit on April 27th Wei met with several high-ranking Iranian officials, including President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, Minister of Defense General Mohammad-Reza Gharayi Ashtiani and the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri, to...

Looking through the media outlets of the wider Mediterranean this March revealed great interest in China’s expansion in Africa, especially in the Horn of Africa and Algeria through its Belt and Road Initiative. Furthermore , countries like Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia focused on their relations with Beijing with regard to the oil market...