Turkey - China Strategic Dialogue

  • “Thinking Diplomacy: New World New Horizons”
Both countries can develop an effective strategic cooperation ground regarding the sustainability of the long term interests that bear great importance for both China and Turkey. In this context, it is important to look at the events in a broader geopolitical point of view. In order to bring the Turkish-Chinese relations to an ideal point in the world system that is increasingly gaining a multidimensional appearance, Turkish and Chinese policy makers must steer for a structure that may constitute mutual depth not only on the political and strategic grounds but in the all parameters. It is being deeply felt that there is an urgent necessity for collaborative works of the two countries so that the solutions for the regional issues can be found. Now it is required that the two countries head towards a future structure, in order to uplift the Turkey - China relations an ideal point within a world power schema which takes its form in a multi-dimensional way, by creating a mutual deepening not only in political and strategic basis but also in its each parameters. History offers both the two countries opportunities for deepening their interdependency.

In this context, the Turkey - China Strategic Dialogue, which will mobilize and bring together the entire ecosystem with a strategic approach, will see an important function.

Main Theme
Thinking Diplomacy: New World New Horizons

Sub Themes
New Balances New Economy
Perspectives for Industrial and Financial Deepening
Silk Road Integration and Turkey
Security and Defense Industry
Investment, Trade, Infrastructure and Contracting
Public Diplomacy; Local Authorities, Civil Society, Think Tanks and Media
Change of State Nature, Expectation Management and Multidimensional Security
ASEAN Region, Shanghai Cooperation Organization etc. and Integration in Asia
Energy, Water and Food Security
Science and Technology, Academy and Culture
Middle East - Africa, South and Central Asia

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