[IT] Nell’era della cosiddetta connettività eurasiatica, fortemente promossa dal Presidente cinese Xi Jinping, mentre si aggiornano costantemente le rotte e le mappe delle “nuove Vie della Seta”, appare sempre più evidente la centralità del bacino del Mediterraneo, ineludibile punto d’arrivo della proiezione cinese verso occidente.
Chinese firms – regardless of their size, ownership structure, industry or type – should not consider themselves to be fully autonomous entities with profit maximisation as their main goal.
The question to be answered is not really whether China is developing a new world order, but what the future world order will look like in light of China’s skilful use of its tools of economic statecraft.
A little more than four years have passed since President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Within the framework of the BRI, the Middle East and the entire Mediterranean region — the geopolitical construct composed of South Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East — have become…
Some elements of Chinese ancient military thought are readily apparent in China's military strategic culture today. These elements clearly call for a realist vision of the world. Yet, the analysis also prompts reflection on how to positively engage China on non-traditional security issues.
“If Beijing appears to score so many important diplomatic points in this moment, it is because, regardless of its motivations, it is taking a stance that is not uniquely Chinese.”
Edoardo Agamennone is a Research Fellow at T.wai and Academic Director of the ChinaMed Business Program developed by the TOChina Hub, an integrated academic platform of the University of Torino, T.wai and ESCP Business School.
Giovanni B. Andornino is the President of the Torino World Affairs Institute and Head of its Global China Program. He is an Assistant Professor of International Relations of East Asia at the University of Torino and the Secretary General of the China-Italy Philanthropy Forum.
Carlotta Clivio is a Junior Research Fellow at T.wai and a PhD candidate in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Enrico Fardella is Director for Area Studies of the ChinaMed Business Program and Director of the ChinaMed Project. He is Associate Professor of the History Department of Peking University, Director of the Center for Mediterranean Area Studies of Peking University and Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars.
Andrea Ghiselli is a non-resident Research Fellow at T.wai and an Assistant Professor of International Relations and Public Affairs at Fudan University (Shanghai).
Kavinda Navaratne is the General Manager of the Torino World Affairs Institute and Italy Coordinator for the TOChina Hub, an integrated academic platform of the University of Torino, T.wai and ESCP Business School.
Giorgio Prodi is the Vice President of the Torino World Affairs Institute and an Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Ferrara.
