ChinaMED Archive

In November, most media outlets in the wider Mediterranean region focused on the three major diplomatic events scheduled for mid-December in Riyadh: the China-Arab States Summit, the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit and Xi Jinping’s official state visit to Saudi Arabia. These meetings are expected to bring forth new developments at the regional and international level, especially...

The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the possible regional consequences of the newest round of American trade restrictions on China fueled much debate in media across the wider Mediterranean region this October. Israeli experts seemed the most concerned about the US’ tech sanctions on China. In an interview for Globes, Yair Geva, head of the high-tech department...

In September, we understandably found that media across the wider Mediterranean focused on the latest summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on September 15-16. This event, during which Iran’s full membership in the SCO was finalized, prompted extensive debates on the organization and, more specifically, China’s influence on regional developments...

This month, the debate in the wider Mediterranean region was inevitably shaped by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan, which brought forth some interesting insights on the region’s different approaches to the ongoing and increasing rivalry between Washington and Beijing. In this context, it is relevant to note that many countries, especially those in the Middle East...