Turkey and China: Seeking a Sustainable Partnership

Turkey and China have forged a good economic and political relationship in the current decade. Both countries provide
great economic, political, and strategic opportunities for each other in their own regions. Despite Ankara’s effort to
push for a more integrated Uyghur community in Xinjiang under the Chinese Administration, the current difficulties
transformed the issue into a problem area between China and Turkey. Turkey’s reiteration of its one-China policy may
motivate China to display certain signs of improvement on the conditions of the Uyghur people. There is still considerable need to strengthen the relationship between Turkey and China and transform it into a strategic partnership. Realization of this prospect requires more systematic effort from both countries.

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