ChinaMED Archive

Among the most interesting topics discussed this month in the media published throughout the wider Mediterranean region, the crisis over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia stands out. We also found a number of interesting information regarding the relations between the countries of region, China, the United States, and Europe...

Unsurprisingly, among the noteworthy events that took place this month, the media of the wider Mediterranean region focused on the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the Middle East in late March. Although there are concerns over the impact on the region from the rising competition between China and the United States, China remains welcome there. At the same time, however...

March was an eventful month, especially for China’s diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa. The main driver was the March 24-30 tour that brought the State Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi to Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Oman. Importantly, Wang also signed the much-discussed 25-year strategic cooperation agreement with Iran during his...

This month, the search through media outlets in the wider Mediterranean region brought forth some interesting insights on the recent developments of China’s economic engagement in the area and its increasing position as an international power.The China-Central Asia-Western Asia Economic Corridor of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also known as the “middle corridor,” is at the center of the...

The commentaries published by Chinese media in September were not particularly insightful as they mostly repeated themes in the Chinese narrative about the region that we have already identified in the past. Most of them focused on the impact of the normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain in the Middle East–especially on the future of...