China and Italy's Neighborhood: The Chinese Presence in the Wider Mediterranean Region

The ChinaMed team contributed to the section "La Cina e il vicinato dell'Italia" (China and Italy's Neighborhood) of the report titled "La Cina: sviluppi interni, proiezione esterna" (China: Internal Developments and External Projection) commissioned to the Torino World Affairs Institute by the Senate of the Republic, the Italian Chamber of Deputies, and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

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Building on the research done so far, the contribution of the ChinaMed team revolves around China's presence in and relations with the wider Mediterranean region. It touches upon six key issues:

• China's approach to the wider Mediterranean region, its origin and its evolution;
• China's relations with Iran;
• China's relations with Israel;
• China's relations with Turkey;
• China's relations with Syria;
• China's relations with Libya.