ChinaMED Observer

The ChinaMed Observer collects the analyses of the most interesting articles on the Sino-Mediterranean relation published by Chinese and Mediterranean media every month.
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April 2023

China looks at the Mediterranean Region

In April, the discussion among Chinese experts and commentators still revolved around what Chinese media have begun calling the “Beijing agreement” (animated by its own characteristic “Beijing spirit”) reached in mid-March. In the aftermath of the meeting between the Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers in early April, the focus shifted towards analyzing the agreement’s regional implications...

February 2023

The Mediterranean Region looks at China

President Ebrahim Raisi’s state visit to Beijing from 14 to 16 February, the first by an Iranian president in more than twenty years, caught the attention of media outlets across the wider Mediterranean region this month. Leading a high-ranking political and economic delegation, Raisi met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and together oversaw the signing of twenty cooperation agreements...

January 2023

The Mediterranean Region looks at China

January was marked by China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s first diplomatic visit. For 33 consecutive years now, Africa has been the destination of the first annual overseas trip of every Chinese Foreign Minister. Qin Gang did not break this tradition, travelling to Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin and Egypt. Moreover, he also visited the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa and...

March 2023

China looks at the Mediterranean Region

Unsurprisingly, the tripartite statement issued by China, Iran and Saudi Arabia on March 10 dominated discussions in China on the wider Mediterranean, with analysts debating its implications for the region, Beijing’s foreign policy, as well as the possible economic opportunities for Chinese companies. In interviews and articles across Chinese media, numerous Chinese scholars strongly endorsed...

January 2023

China looks at the Mediterranean Region

Chinese commentators did not pay much attention to the wider Mediterranean region in January. This is especially true in comparison with December, when numerous commentaries were published in the aftermath of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia. Nonetheless, the beginning of 2023 brought forth a series of analyses on the possible future direction of the Middle East and....

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