POLITICAL ISSUES
EGYPT
1. China calls for dialogue after Egypt's clashes
Beijing, Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that China calls for dialogue in the wake of recent clashes in Egypt to avoid further casualties.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

2. China calls for social reconciliation in Egypt
Beijing, Thursday, 10 October 2013
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that China calls for early realization of social reconciliation and national stability in Egypt.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

IRAN
3. China supports Iran's participation in Syria talks: FM spokesperson
Beijing, Thursday, 10 October 2013
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that China has expressed support for Iran's participation in peace talks on the Syria issue.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

4. China urges solutions on Iran nuclear issues
Beijing, Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that China urged all parties concerned to use a new round of talks on Iran's nuclear issues and seek pragmatic solutions.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

5. China applauds opportunity on Iranian nuclear issue
Beijing, Thursday, 17 October 2013
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that China urges all the parties to seize opportunities that have emerged after the latest round of talks on the Iranian nuclear issue. She further added that China has always maintained that a solution based on dialogue and negotiation is in the interests of all parties.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

6. China welcomes latest meeting between Iran, IAEA
Beijing, Tuesday, 29 October 2013
The Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunting said that China has welcomed the latest meeting between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and hoped for further dialogue between the two parties.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

7. Top Chinese legislator meets Iranian parliament's speaker
Beijing, Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Top Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang held talks with Iran's Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani and pledged to boost legislative cooperation between the two countries.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

8. Chinese state councillor meets Iranian parliamentary speaker
Beijing, Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi met with Iran's Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani in Beijing and exchanged views on bilateral ties.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

9. Chinese President meets Iran's parliamentary speaker
Beijing, Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Iran's Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani in Beijing and vowed to jointly push forward friendly cooperation in multiple areas.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

10. China hopes Iran nuclear talks grasp opportunities
Beijing, Thursday, 31 October 2013
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that China called on concerned sides to grasp opportunities in the upcoming Geneva talks on Iran's nuclear programme.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

ISRAEL
11. China calls for substantial progress in Palestinian-Israeli peace talks
United Nations, Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Wang Min, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN said, during a Security Council meeting that China called on Palestine and Israel to achieve substantial progress in their newly-resumed peace talks as soon as possible.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

12. Senior Chinese party official expects closer cooperation with Israel
Jerusalem, Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Liu Qibao, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), met with the Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem and said that China and Israel will continuously strengthen cooperation in agriculture, science and technology, information, environmental protection and culture through joint efforts.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

LIBYA
13. Chinese Embassy in Libya marks China's National Day
Tripoli, Tuesday, 1 October 2013
The Chinese Embassy in Libya held an official ceremony to celebrate the 64th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

SYRIA
14. China may help destroy Syrian chemical weapons
Beijing, Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that the Chinese government has recommended 10 Chinese experts to the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to assist in the destruction of chemical weapons in Syria.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

15. China reaffirms political solution to Syrian issues
Beijing, Friday, 18 October 2013
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that China called for political solution to Syrian issue through the United Nations.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

16. China welcomes Syrian chemical weapons plan
Beijing, Monday, 28 October 2013
A Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that China welcomed the Syrian government's submission of a general plan for destroying its chemical weapons to a global watchdog.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

17. China supports Geneva II conference on Syria
Damascus, Wednesday, 30 October 2013
The Chinese ambassador to Syria Zhang Xun said, after meeting with the visiting UN-Arab League joint special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, that China deems the political solution and the Geneva II conference on Syria as necessary in light of the current situation in the war-torn country.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

TURKEY
18. FM spokesperson defends Turkey-China missile defence deal
Beijing, Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying responded to NATO and U.S. concern over Turkey's decision to co-produce a missile defence system with a Chinese firm by describing such military trade between China and Turkey as normal.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

ECONOMIC ISSUES
TURKEY
19. China, Turkey pledge to build Silk Road economic belt
Ankara, Friday, 25 October 2013
Liu Qibao, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), who is heading a CPC delegation to Middle East, met Turkish President Abdullah Gul and pledged to enhance cooperation to jointly build a Silk Road economic belt.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES
ISRAEL
20. Senior CPC official visits Israel's Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Monday, 21 October 2013
Liu Qibao, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the CPC Central Committee's Publicity Department, visited a photo exhibition on major achievements in politics, economy, culture, science and technology that China has made in recent years at Xinhua Gallery, hosted by Jerusalem Bureau of Xinhua News Agency, at the Confucius Institute of Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

TURKEY
21. Senior CPC official visits GB Times Program studios in Istanbul
Istanbul, Saturday, 26 October 2013
Liu Qibao, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, visited the GB Times Program studios in Istanbul, Turkey.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

UAE
22. UAE low-cost airline to begin flights to China by 2014
Dubai, Monday, 28 October 2013
A representative of Air Arabia said that they will start flying from its home base Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to several cities in China by next year.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

GCC
23. Third China-GCC talks come to Beijing
Beijing, Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Foreign Minister spokesperson Hua Chunying said that the third round of the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) strategic dialogue will be held in Beijing in the first week of November.
Source: Xinhua, Beijing

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Dipanwita Chakravortty is a doctoral candidate in School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.  Email

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