To learn Mandarin is not to surrender to China—it is to learn to know China By Mehmet Enes Beşer Southeast Asia has always been a rich weave of cultures, languages, and identities. Diverse as that has been, it has also required a unifying linguistic strand that enables trade, diplomacy, and frequent intercourse across borders. European languages such as English, Dutch, ...
State Support and Global Competition By Mehmet Enes Beşer The People’s Republic of China has undergone rapid economic development since initiating its reform and opening-up policies in 1978, during which the logistics sector has experienced significant transformation. Comprehensive investments in road, rail, air, and maritime transportation since the 1990s have established a modern logistics infrastructure. This infrastructure serves as a ...
The rise of China as a global AI power is bound to reshape the geopolitics. But it’s not a zero-sum game. By Mehmet Enes Beşer In ten years, China has evolved from a wannabe imitator to a genuine leader in the international artificial intelligence (AI) race. Where China was once a technology imitator, today it is reshaping the architecture of ...
Tensions in the region increased after India’s air strikes, Pakistan shot down 5 Indian jets. Many countries have called for restraint. Explaining the latest situation to Pakistani journalist Rehman emphasized that Pakistan wants peace but is ready militarily. By Özgür Altınbaş Two important Eurasian powers clashed. India struck some points it claimed as terrorist formations as part of Operation Sindoor. ...
The next level is what these games will say. By Mehmet Enes Beşer China’s gaming sector has finally come of age. From a one-time fractured universe of PC cafés and pirated software to a globally competitive industry home to corporate titans Tencent and NetEase, China’s digital gaming revolution is at the same time eye-opening and instructive. It is the largest ...
The Missing Link in Global Climate Ambitions By Mehmet Enes Beşer The green transformation in the car industry is no longer a vision of the future but a here-and-now necessity. Transport emissions account for almost a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, and the decarbonization of mobility is at the heart of both European and Asian climate policy. Rhetorical ...
Plotting the way to strategic autonomy By Mehmet Enes Beşer New Zealand foreign policy has long been a balance between being close friends and maintaining sovereignty. In an age of heightening geopolitical rivalries, most prominently between China and the United States, New Zealand must steer the intricate challenge of balancing its security interests with long-time allies while reorienting towards high-level ...
On the Eight-Point Directive introduced by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. By Adnan Akfırat, Chairman of the Turkish-Chinese Business Development and Friendship Association All newspapers in Turkiye on March 24, 2025, reported on their front pages the arrest of Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Imamoglu for corruption. On the very same day, the headline of China’s “People’s Daily” newspaper ...
Indicators and strategic objectives. By Adnan Akfırat, Chairman of the Turkish-Chinese Business Development and Friendship Association In Beijing, the annual meetings of China’s legislative bodies, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), are hold on March 4th to March 11th. . As the world’s largest economy in terms of purchasing power, the People’s Republic ...
Opportunities for Türkiye to act as it struggles to break free from Western hegemony. We asked Adnan Akfırat, Chairman of the Turkish-Chinese Business Development and Friendship Association, two questions about the two recent developments that made the headlines of the world media. The EU’s exclusion from the US-Russia talks, and the “Two Sessions”, known as the most important political event of the ...