Daily Sabah – 12 October 2026

“The trade imbalance is not evidence of deliberate wrongdoing by China, but neither is it an imaginary Turkish grievance. It is a structural challenge that can be managed only through shared responsibility. A durable Türkiye-China partnership will not be measured by whether the bilateral deficit disappears entirely, but by whether trade, investment and market access become more reciprocal, productive and sustainable for both sides.”

Ahmet Faruk Işik (ChinaMed Project, T.wai) is the co-author of the article “How can Türkiye and China build more balanced economic ties?” for Daily Sabah.

Ahmet Faruk Isik

Research Fellow

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