ChinaMED Archive

The ChinaMed Archive contains our collection of Chinese and Mediterranean media analyses published between November 2017 and July 2023.

July 2018

The Mediterranean Region looks at China

One of the main changes we see in July’s Mediterranean media is that the (potential) effects of the China-United States trade war and, more generally, the worsening of the relations between the two countries, has started to be discussed in relation to China’s role in the wider Mediterranean region. In comparison, it is important to note that Russia never made it into articles concerning...

June 2018

The Mediterranean Region looks at China

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...

May 2018

The Mediterranean Region looks at China

Although not many articles referring to China's role in the region were published in May, the discourse on the Mediterranean took a markedly critical turn in May. The most critical articles were published by the Israeli media. The strongest attack against Beijing came from Susie Dym's article for Arutz Sheva. Dym called on Beijing to stick to...

April 2018

The Mediterranean Region looks at China

The Mediterranean media did not write much about China in April. Nonetheless, it is important to note that China is, probably unwillingly, becoming intertwined in the commercial tensions resulting from the spat between Yemen, Djibouti, and the UAE over the Doraleh and Aden container terminals. These tensions started after the Yemeni and Djiboutian authorities terminated...

July 2022

China looks at the Mediterranean Region

Chinese commentators focused on two key issues in July. The first is US President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East – the first since he took office – that brought him to Israel and Saudi Arabia. The second is the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Tehran where he met with the leaders of Iran and Turkey. Besides these two events that almost monopolized the attention of Chinese...

June 2022

China looks at the Mediterranean Region

In June, Chinese commentators focused on four main issues: the First China-Horn of Africa Peace, Good Governance and Development Conference; Turkey’s role in Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO; the background to President Biden’s trip to the Middle East; as well as the foreign policy of oil-producing countries in the region. The aforementioned First China-Horn of Africa Peace...

May 2022

China looks at the Mediterranean Region

Chinese experts and commentators have focused on three main issues in May: the growing risk of a food crisis in the Middle East and North Africa as a consequence of the war in Ukraine, the relationship between Turkey and NATO, and Iran’s role in the changing relationship between Israel and some Arab countries.“ The year 2022 will be a disastrous year for Sudan. There are many issues, such as...

April 2022

China looks at the Mediterranean Region

Like during the previous month, Chinese observers have paid great attention to Turkey’s stance vis-à-vis Russia, as well as to the recent trip made by the U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to the Middle East. Much of the content of the commentaries made on these two topics remained largely consistent with that of the past month. The clashes between the Israeli and the Palestinians in...

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Published with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation pursuant to art. 23-bis of Presidential Decree 18/1967. The views expressed in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Published with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation pursuant to art. 23-bis of Presidential Decree 18/1967. The views expressed in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

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