This study examines the growing role of soft power in Türkiye–China relations by analysing how media, culture, sports, and academic exchanges function as instruments of public diplomacy beyond traditional economic and security-based interactions.
Cognitive warfare has rapidly become central in the debates about the character of modern and future conflict. The PLA stands out here for a pronounced sensitivity to the cognitive dimension of war.
[IT] La TOChina Summer School 2026 viene menzionata da Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli in occasione delle due sessioni pubbliche ospitate presso la sua sede, la prima delle quali sarà moderata da Simone Dossi (Università degli Studi di Milano & T.wai).
The Sino–Moroccan rapprochement has been driven by a convergence between China’s efforts to secure its role in global value chains and Morocco’s export-led economic model. This pragmatic engagement has accelerated since Rabat’s accession to the BRI in 2017, particularly in the renewable energy, infrastructure, and logistics sectors.
Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & University of Exeter) is author of the article "China Has Not Escaped the Middle East. It Has Learned to Live with the Risk" for the The Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies.
“Iranian experts often blame their government for not doing enough to attract investors from China or not pushing Chinese companies to share more technology. However, the reality is that there is no point for Chinese companies to give up their ties with the international financial system to expand their business in Iran.”