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31/08/2026

Chinese experts broadly interpreted the Mecca Agreement as both a consequence of the collapse of the old regional order and an early attempt by Middle Eastern states to develop greater strategic autonomy.

05/08/2026

🇨🇳 "Dal 2021 la rete YZMT (Yidali Zhongguo meiti) – MediumItaliaCina rappresenta uno sforzo collettivo e multidisciplinare per analizzare la complessa ecologia mediatica della contemporanea. Cresciuta fino a coinvolgere trenta ricercatrici e ricercatori e oltre dieci atenei italiani, la rete ha portato avanti negli anni un discorso condiviso sulle traiettorie metodologiche della ricerca sinologica applicata ai media."

È online il volume 17 (2026) numero 1 di (Le edizioni del Mulino). La sezione tematica, curata da Martina Caschera (Università degli Studi di Bergamo), Gianluigi Negro (Università di Siena) e Natalia Francesca Riva (Università degli Studi di Milano), raccoglie contributi recenti sulle trasformazioni mediali della 'Nuova Era':

Dal 2021 la rete YZMT (Yidali Zhongguo meiti) – MediumItaliaCina rappresenta uno sforzo collettivo e multidisciplinare per analizzare la complessa ecologia mediatica della Cina contemporanea.

29/07/2026

Veronica Turrini and Leonardo Bruni (ChinaMed, T.wai) are authors of the issue "From “Look East” to “Learn China”: Iran’s Expert Debate on China and the Ceasefire" of the ChinaMed Observer.

28/07/2026

With Khamenei gone, younger IRGC figures and competing political factions are reshaping Iran’s decision-making, raising questions over who holds power and whether Tehran can still balance confrontation with diplomacy.

23/07/2026

Beijing wants trade but not responsibility.

22/07/2026

I numeri del secondo trimestre sono i più deboli dalla fine del 2022. Pesa la frenata dell’economia interna e l’obiettivo di crescita fissato da Pechino per il 2026 appare sempre più difficile da raggiungere. E l’aggressività di Pechino rischia di aumentare

21/07/2026

Trump and Xi have brutally undermined the institutions and personnel responsible for safeguarding diplomacy.

20/07/2026

𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗧𝗢𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 #𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 #𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀.

In its 20th edition, the program has welcomed 66 participants from 16 countries and 25 universities, who discussed methods and insights with 16 scholars from 14 institutions. They now become part of a global community of more than 900 alumni and 200 faculty members.

Over two intensive weeks at the Università degli Studi di Torino, with a special session hosted by Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, the School brought together students, researchers, and practitioners from around the world to engage critically with China's politics, political economy, foreign policy, technology, and society.

Our sincere thanks to the Dipartimento di Culture, Politica e Società - UniTo, the School's Director Giovanni B. Andornino, all our faculty members, partners, alumni, and participants who have contributed to making the TOChina Summer School what it is today: www.tochina.it/summerschool

17/07/2026

SYNOPSIS The June 2026 Antibes summit between France and Italy delivered concrete outcomes on defence, energy and immigration. However, the Indo-Pacific was conspicuously absent from the agenda, remaining largely unexplored for Franco-Italian cooperation. With Europe's two most capable navies, close...

16/07/2026

Beijing’s risky bet against the West.