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August 2018

China looks at the Mediterranean Region

While many China watchers were enjoying their holiday in August and Beijing was preparing for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation scheduled for September 3-4, the Chinese media reported on some interesting news and commentaries during the month. In particular, four issues are especially worthy of attention: China’s Charge d'Affaires in Libya Wang Qimin’s meetings and comments about...

July 2018

China looks at the Mediterranean Region

Unsurprisingly, the 8th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum (CASCF) and the 7th Summit of Heads of Government of the CEEC and China (also known as the “16+1 Summit”) received wide coverage in the Chinese media. These high-profile meetings included Chinese leaders and diplomats, notably State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. At the same time...

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...

March 2018

China looks at the Mediterranean Region

Reportage in the Chinese media on issues related to the Mediterranean region was rather scarce in March. The main theme of articles that were published was the deterioration of the security conditions. In particular, fact and fiction became mixed as the situation in the Middle East worsened, while the movie Operation Red Sea (红海行动) sparked a vibrant discussion on...

February 2018

The Mediterranean Region looks at China

In February, the Mediterranean media focused on the issue of maintaining a balanced trade relationship with China. Even when compared to the low attention paid to more political aspects of the Chinese presence in the region, economic preoccupations clearly dominated this month's issue of the Bulletin. The only exception is...

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