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By Amanda Chen On October 28, Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te (賴清德) made headlines when he publicly referred to Israel as a “valuable model” for Taiwan’s defence. He delivered the remark during a dinner in Taiwan organised by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee ...

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Brazil exported 77 million tons of soybeans to China in the first eight months of the year, more than enough to offset the loss of the U.S. as a supplier, according to new data from the American Farm Bureau Federation.  The group also noted U.S. exports of corn, wheat, and ...

An Unreliable Friend: Arab Perspectives on China After the Twelve-Day War

Francesco Scala and Leonardo Bruni This edition of the ChinaMed Observer builds upon our ongoing research analyzing local, regional, and Chinese perspectives on China’s role in the Middle East in the aftermath of the “Twelve-Day War” between Israel and Iran. Whereas ...

From Estrangement to Reassessment? Israeli Media and Expert Views on China After the Twelve-Day War

By Amanda Chen Building on our previous analysis of China’s official position and expert debate on the Iran–Israel War, this edition of the ChinaMed Observer examines how the conflict has shaped Israeli analysts’ perceptions of China’s role in the Middle East. Even prior to ...

Chinese Perspectives on Trump’s Middle East Tour

By Giorgia Facchini From May 13 to May 16, Donald Trump embarked on his first major international trip of his second term, a four-day tour of the Gulf, with the U.S. President visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates ...

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2026: Africa-China Relations in a World Shaped by North-South Geopolitics

When talking about Africa–China relations, one is always moving along a sliding scale. There are myriad interactions with Chinese entities that concern only individual African countries, segueing into trends affecting the whole continent and sliding further into global dynamics shaping the developing world, of which Africa is the heart.

The Africa-China relationship is its own thing, but Africa’s fate can’t easily be separated from factors affecting the wider Global South, ...

Chinese Experts Discuss Trump’s Gaza Plan and the Ceasefire

On January 15, Israel and Hamas agreed to an armistice proposal brokered by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar, offering hope for a lasting resolution to the fighting in Gaza. The first phase of the agreement entailed a six-week ceasefire and the release of several Israeli hostages ...

Israeli Media Examines Trade and Tech Relations with China

We present again an excerpt from our forthcoming report on Israeli media coverage of China in 2024. This section showcases an overview of Israeli commentators’ perspectives on trade and technological relations with China. As noted in the excerpt ...

China Says Welcomes Gaza Ceasefire Deal

China said Thursday that it welcomed a ceasefire agreement in Gaza between Israel and the Hamas militant group, vowing "unremitting efforts to promote peace and stability in the Middle East." "We also sincerely hope that relevant parties will take the ceasefire ...

China, Iran FMs Agree Mideast ‘Not a Battleground for Big Powers’

The top diplomats of China and Iran agreed Saturday that the Middle East is "not a battleground for the big powers" and should not be an arena of geopolitical competition between countries outside the region. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his ...

View From Israel: China’s Once Tidy Mideast Policy Now Upended

A few months ago, China looked like it had all its Mideast diplomacy figured out. Israel and the U.S. were taking heavy hits in the court of global public opinion over the devastation caused by the war in Gaza.

Wang Yi Issues First Comments on Syria Since Assad’s Fall

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made his first public remarks about the crisis in Syria on Friday, calling for a coordinated response to help civilians who have been displaced following the rebel assault that toppled the longtime dictator earlier this month. ...

Waiting for Trump: A Review of Chinese Perspectives on the Conflict in the Middle East

By Giorgia Facchini On November 27, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon came into effect, aiming to halt hostilities between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, who had been exchanging fire since the Hamas-led ...
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