ავტორი: Medea Ivaniadze

The digest covers China’s political, diplomatic, economic and other activities in the South Caucasus region and relations between China and the South Caucasus countries. It relies on a wide variety of sources, including the Chinese media. It is worth noting that the Chinese media is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (according to the World Press Freedom Index China is nearly at the bottom of the list and ranks 175th out of 180 countries) 

  • “Armenia-China cooperation in the field of human rights” discussed with the Chinese Ambassador
  • Chinese Ambassador and Georgia’s President Administration representative discussed relations
  • “Our bilateral relations are at a historic high” the Chinese Ambassador to Azerbaijan says
  • Armenian Ambassador speaks positively of China

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News from October

Armenian Ambassador speaks positively of China    

On October 26, Chinese state-controlled Xinhua published comments by the Armenian Ambassador to China Sergey Manassarian where he speaks positively of China.

He said that China’s Belt and Road Initiative aimed to push forward the economic, social, and cultural development of countries and regions along its route. The report also said that Manassarian spoke highly of China’s foreign policy objectives while bringing the Belt and Road Initiative as an example.

“I believe that with the continuous implementation of the Belt and Road initiative, the well-being of people in the countries and regions along the route will also be further improved,” the Ambassador said.

Reportedly, Manasaryan also expressed the expectation that at the new starting point, the convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China would inject more powerful impetus into the cooperation between the two countries.

 

A Georgian translation of “Literary Allusions in Xi Jinping’s Speeches and Writings” was published in Georgia

A Georgian translation of “Literary Allusions in Xi Jinping’s Speeches and Writings” was published in Georgia, NewsDay reported on October 26. Reportedly, it was published in two books by the Karchkhadze publishing house.

“The book collects literary phrases from the speeches and works of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping…” the description said. It was translated by Nikoloz Bakradze.

 

Confucius Institute in Azerbaijan held discussions on China’s development

At the Confucius Institute of the Azerbaijan University of Languages, within the framework of the historical club, the topic “Developing China: the results of the last decade” was discussed, the Azerbaijan University of Languages reported on October 27. The Director of the Confucius Institute of the Azerbaijan University of Languages from the Azerbaijani side, Rafiq Abbasov, opened the seminars and spoke about the results of “the historical” 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party focusing on the main goals and objectives of China’s development for the next five years.

 

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“Armenia-China cooperation in the field of human rights” discussed with Chinese Ambassador

Fan Yong and Taguhi Tovmasyan. Source: News.am

According to the News.am November 4 report, the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs of the National Assembly of Armenia, Taguhi Tovmasyan, hosted the Chinese Ambassador Yong Fan in the National Assembly.

“The issues of developing Armenia-China cooperation in the field of human rights were the core of the discussion to promote the progress in the process of solving sphere problems in Armenia,” Tovmasyan wrote according to the report.

She congratulated the Ambassador on the “re-election” of Xi Jinping as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Tovmasyan also thanked him for supporting the Armenians.

“I underlined the existence of not only an economic but also a civilizational component of the cooperation, and my willingness for contacts on humanitarian issues. I offered to organize Chinese language training, especially in provinces, needing our attention more than ever,” Tovmasyan wrote.

Reportedly, Yong Fan touched upon the “steps undertaken to overcome poverty in China, as a result of which tangible progress in the protection of human rights was achieved: modernization took place: they took into account the experience of different countries, but followed the Chinese path”. He expressed readiness to share the Chinese experience with them. The Ambassador also said that China supported the Armenians, always showed willingness to respond to their needs, and would be glad to give necessary assistance to Armenia.

 

Chinese Ambassador and Georgia’s President Administration representative discussed relations

A photo from the meeting. Source: The Chinese Embassy in Georgia

On November 1, the Head of the Administration of the President of Georgia, Natia Sulava, met with the Chinese Ambassador to Georgia, Zhou Qian, the Chinese Embassy reported. Reportedly, the two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations, high-level contacts, and other issues.

Ambassador Zhou introduced the main achievements and “great significance” of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and expressed his willingness to take the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Georgia as an opportunity “to continuously push forward the development of China-Georgia relations and pragmatic cooperation in various fields”.

According to the report, Sulava congratulated the Ambassador on the successful closing of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and expressed willingness to work with China to push forward high-level contacts between China and Georgia, “consolidate political mutual trust, and benefit the two countries and the two peoples with more pragmatic cooperation results”.

 

“Our bilateral relations are at a historic high” the Chinese Ambassador to Azerbaijan says    

Guo Min. Source: Vzglyad.az

On November 4, Vzglyad.az published an interview with the Chinese Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Guo Min. The Ambassador discussed the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and also touched upon China-Azerbaijan relations.

“This year we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Azerbaijan. Our bilateral relations are at a historic high,” the Ambassador said.

On the September 15 Samarkand meeting between the CCP Chairman Xi Jinping and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev she said: “China is ready to cooperate with Azerbaijan and other countries in the implementation of global development and global security initiatives, unite efforts to build a community of common destiny for mankind, promote the common values ​​of peace, development, justice, democracy, and freedom for all mankind, deepen relations between the peoples of the two countries, respect the diversity of world civilizations, jointly respond to different global challenges, promote the construction of an environmentally clean and better world in which long-term peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness, and tolerance reign”.

 

Georgian media publishes a material entitled “‘The US is trying to stop China’s development’ – an exclusive interview of the Chinese Ambassador with Media Center Mtavari”

On October 31, Georgia’s Media Center Mtavari published an interview entitled “‘The US is trying to stop China’s development’ – an exclusive interview of the Chinese Ambassador with Media Center Mtavari”. The Chinese Ambassador to Georgia, Zhou Qian, shared Beijing’s position on the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, “Ukraine’s crisis”, the Middle Corridor and China-Georgia relations.

The Ambassador noted that business cooperation between the two countries in the Belt and Road Initiative and various fields was constantly deepening.

“The construction of Belt and Road and business cooperation in various fields will continue even more deeply and will constantly bring new results,” he added.

Zhou Qian said that the Chinese government attached great importance to the development of the Middle Corridor with the Georgian side within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. The Chinese Ambassador also noted that more and more Chinese companies were entering the Georgian market and were actively interested in the making of the Middle Corridor.

“China is ready to strengthen communication and coordination with Georgia to strengthen cooperation between the two counties markets, develop the Middle Corridor, improve the efficiency of regional shipping, implement the Belt and Road Initiative at a high level, and give a strong impetus to trade and economic cooperation between the two countries and between Europe and Asia,” Zhou Qian said.

While discussing the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, he said that China would share the experience of Chinese-style modernization and development opportunities with all countries, especially developing countries, including Georgia.

 

Azerbaijan’s SMBDA representative says exhibition in Baku is a great opportunity for cooperation development between Azerbaijani and Chinese businesses

Baku Expo Center is hosting an exhibition dedicated to showcasing Chinese products, Azernews reported on October 31. At the opening ceremony of the exhibition, Azerbaijan’s Small and Medium Business Development Agency (SMBDA) Board Chairman Orkhan Mammadov said that the exhibition was a good opportunity for the development of trade relations and cooperation between Azerbaijani and Chinese businesses.

 

Georgian Ambassador to China delivered a speech at a forum in Beijing      

Archil Kalandia. Source: The Chinese Embassy in Georgia

On November 2, the Georgian Ambassador to China Archil Kalandia delivered a speech at the forum “JD.com’s 2nd Ambassadors Forum” which was organized by JD.com, reportedly a large Chinese internet platform, the Chinese Embassy in Georgia reported. The event was held in Beijing.

According to the report, Kalandia spoke about the importance of continuous stimulation of trade and economic cooperation between Georgia and China, and the need to use the free trade agreement between the two countries even more effectively.

JD.com awarded the Ambassador with a certificate of appreciation for his special contribution to promoting the growth of the export of Georgian products to China.