ChinaMED Archive

October was a politically crucial month for China because of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. The Congress reduced the level of attention paid by Chinese media to foreign events, including those in the wider Mediterranean region. This, however, is not the only reason why this month’s ChinaMed Observer is shorter than previous issues. Protests broke out in Tehran in...

In May, following the Chinese government’s announcement easing lockdown measures in Shanghai, many commentators in the wider Mediterranean region have focused on the future of the global oil markets, which have witnessed tensions and uncertainties in past months due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the global supply chain crisis aggravated by Beijing’s zero-COVID policy. Against this...

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...

Middle Eastern media have been paying great attention to the Ukrainian crisis as some countries of the region will be heavily hit by the supply shortage of agricultural goods from Kyiv. China’s moves are naturally among the issues discussed by regional commentators. For example, Lebanese professor of International Relations Leila Nicolas wrote that China is likely to be the biggest...

In November, one of the most interesting issues discussed by Chinese commentators is the conflict in Ethiopia and its impact on China. Beyond that, the articles published by Chinese media touched upon the developments in several countries of the wider Mediterranean region, from Turkey to Italy, from Iran to Tunisia.The conflict in Ethiopia between the Ethiopian central government and the...