ChinaMED Archive

While French media made references to the broader geopolitical changes brought about by China’s growing presence in the Mediterranean region, the question of how to make the most of economic cooperation with China while minimizing diplomatic risks was at the center of the Mediterranean debate in March.In particular, the decision taken by the Italian government to...

Although the accusations from Turkey's Foreign Ministry against China regarding the treatment of Muslim citizens in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) caught much attention in the West, media in North Africa and the Middle East were rather quiet. At the same time, the debate in Italy about how the country should approach closer cooperation with China has begun to heat up...

Trends in Mediterranean debate regarding China have continued much as reported in our previous issues, with the exception of news concerning Iran. On 24 January the Islamic Republic News Agency reported on complaints made by the Iranian ambassador in Beijing to Vladimir Norov, the new Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Iran has been an observer of SCO since 2005...

Slowly, the implications for the region of the increasingly competitive Sino-American relations have become a frequent topic of discussion in some media outlets not only in the Middle East but also North Africa. This is an interesting development given the fact that the regional debate on China had focused virtually exclusively on economic topics until now. According to Maghress’ commentator...