POLITICAL ISSUES
EGYPT
1. Egypt plans to lure more Chinese tourists after Morsi visit
Cairo, Sunday, 26 August 2012
Egypt's Tourism Minister Mohammad Hisham Zaazou said that several meetings with the Chinese tourist sector would be held during Morsi's visit to Beijing to increase the tourist flows into Egypt.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

2. Chinese, Egyptian presidents hold talks on ties
Beijing, Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks with visiting Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

3. Egypt calls for more Chinese investment
Beijing, Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Egypt's investment minister said that Egypt hopes for more Chinese investment in its infrastructure, tourism and real estate sectors in the near future.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

4. Wen Jiabao pledges economic cooperation with Egypt
Beijing, Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged to strengthen trade and economic cooperation between China and Egypt.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

LIBYA
5. China welcomes peaceful power handover in Libya
Beijing, Monday, 13 August 2012
China welcomed the Libyan National Transitional Council's peaceful handover of power to its newly elected national assembly.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

PALESTINE
6. China, Egypt back Palestine's statehood
Beijing, Thursday, 30 August 2012
China and Egypt have reaffirmed their support for an independent State of Palestine, according to a joint press communique issued during President Morsi’s visit.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

SYRIA
7. Syrian president special envoy to visit China
Beijing, Monday, 13 August 2012
The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed that Syrian president special envoy Bouthaina Shaaban would visit China.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

8. Chinese FM meets Syrian president's special envoy
Beijing, Thursday, 16 August 2012
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with Bouthaina Shaaban, the Syrian president's special envoy and political and media advisor, and discussed the current situation in Syria.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

9. China welcomes appointment of new Syria representative: FM spokesperson
Beijing, Saturday, 18 August 2012
China welcomes the appointment of Lakhadar Brahimi, a veteran Algerian diplomat, as the joint special representative of the United Nations and the Arab League for Syria to replace Kofi Annan.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

10. Int'l division continues amid escalating violence in Syria
Damascus, Wednesday, 22 August 2012
A new round of international debate over Syria crisis began on 21 August amid escalating violence in that country, aimed at ending the disaster as soon as possible. Visiting Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo said that China believed the key to ending the crisis was to stick to a political approach and to urge all sides to exercise an immediate and full-scale ceasefire.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

11. Chinese UN military observers return from Syria
Beijing, Saturday, 25 August 2012
The last four Chinese United Nations military observers finished their mission in Syria and returned to Beijing.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

12. China calls for neutrality and impartiality in abating Syrian humanitarian crisis
Beijing, Thursday, 30 August 2012
China's UN envoy said that the humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality should be strictly complied in alleviating the humanitarian crisis in Syria.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

ECONOMIC ISSUES
LIBYA
13. Chinese company enforces position in Libyan telecom market
Tripoli, Monday, 27 August 2012
A Chinese telecom company launched a full-day workshop with Almadar operator engineers, aimed at jointly improving the quality of communication and internet services in Libya.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

TURKEY
14. Turkey opens part of real estate market to Chinese nationals
Istanbul, Thursday, 23 August 2012
A new Turkish real estate law, which was approved by President Abdullah Gul recently, conditionally opens real estate market to Chinese nationals.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

MISCELLANEOUS
15. China, Arab countries see booming trade despite political unrest
Beijing, Thursday, 16 August 2012
Trade between China and Arab countries has maintained steady growth since 2011, despite regional political unrest.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

16. Chinese Muslims to shine in Turkey expo
Beijing, Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Chinese Muslims would bring their unique culture to Turkey in an Islamic cultural pageant to be held in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, on Aug. 31, according to the Islamic Association of China (IAC).
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

17. New Silk Road has potential for global significance
Dubai, Thursday, 23 August 2012
Many leading economists in Dubai believe that the growing ties between China and the oil-rich Gulf Arab states have the potential to expand further and to withstand global economic shocks.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

COMPILED BY DIPANWITA CHAKRAVORTTY

Dipanwita Chakravortty is pursuing her M Phil degree in School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.  Email

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