https://www.scmp.com/rss/513902/feed Oktay Kucukdeirmenci is a PhD candidate in the department of international politics in Shandong University. His research interests are China and Japan’s foreign policy, Sino-Japanese relations and Cold War history. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Last month’s meeting between the leaders of Türkiye and China at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand could signal the beginning of a new era in relations between the two countries. Emphasising their similarities as developing countries and emerging markets, President Xi Jinping said China was ready to elevate the strategic partnership between the two countries, established in 2010, to a higher level. His words were echoed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Are there... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3196448/why-closer-china-turkiye-ties-could-be-cards?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3196448/why-closer-china-turkiye-ties-could-be-cards?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Oct 2022 06:30:12 +0000