As a country with a special geographical location, Turkey is connected to Asia, Europe and Africa, and has the advantage of being a business partner of China. Under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, China and Turkey are expected to strengthen cooperation and promote the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative. In addition, the freedom** clauses signed between Turkey and the EU have facilitated China's expansion into the European market.
In addition to the advantages of geographical location, Turkey also has a good ** chain and production capacity. Turkey's logistics facilities and production potential are leading in the region. Among them, the construction of infrastructure such as the new airport and the Bosphorus Bridge has provided support for Turkey's logistics capacity. In addition, Turkey also has abundant energy resources and is an important energy transit country, with great potential for cooperation with China in the energy field.
In addition, China and Turkey also have close ties in history and culture. Since ancient times, the Turkish people have had friendly relations with China. The two countries are the starting and ending points of the Silk Road, which lays a solid foundation for cooperation between the two countries.
To sum up, the prospects for Sino-Turkish business cooperation are broad, and in addition to political, geographical, economic and other factors, the historical and cultural ties between the two countries also provide good conditions for cooperation.
However, in some of Turkey's past actions, it has revealed a certain degree of unfriendliness towards China. In March, Turkey officially announced an additional 40 percent tariff on electric vehicles imported from China, a move that only targets China, with other countries still paying tariffs of around 10 percent. This has raised concerns about Turkey.
It can be seen that this move has had a certain impact on the development of new energy vehicles in China. China's production and sales of new energy vehicles have ranked first in the world for eight consecutive years, and Turkey** is feeling great pressure as a result. However, Turkey's move appears to be relatively biased, not treating all imported new energy vehicles equally, and only restricting cars from China. This unfair treatment inevitably raises questions about Turkey's integrity.
It should be noted that the day before Turkey announced the tariffs, the U.S. Department of Commerce had just added 28 Chinese companies to the sanctions list. It also raises questions about whether Turkey's move is aimed at easing relations with the United States. In addition, Turkey's failure to lift tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles has raised questions about its true intentions.
Although China has always been reluctant to cooperate with Turkey, before it can truly establish cooperation, Turkey must understand one premise: creating a fair, just, transparent and non-discriminatory business environment. If Turkey is unable to do so, even if Chinese investment in the region profits, the cooperation will be one-time and short-lived. And for the Turkish market and its integrity, this will be a great loss.
The bilateral value between China and Turkey has risen from several million US dollars at the beginning of the establishment of diplomatic relations to 38.5 billion US dollars in 2022, which clearly demonstrates the potential of cooperation between the two countries in the commercial field. In addition, Turkey is also one of the important investment destinations for Chinese technology companies, such as Huawei's largest overseas R&D center in the country.
However, before we can actually cooperate, Turkey needs to face up to its unfriendly behavior towards China and take proactive steps to improve the business environment in order to regain China's trust. Only in this way can China-Turkey business cooperation achieve stable and long-term development and bring more opportunities for mutual benefit and win-win results.
As a knowledgeable editor, I believe that there is great potential for commercial cooperation between China and Turkey, and the two sides can carry out in-depth cooperation in the fields of **chain, logistics, and energy. However, before cooperating, Turkey needs to be clear about the premise of creating a fair, fair, transparent and non-discriminatory business environment.
Turkey is divided over tariffs on China's new energy vehicles, which not only troubles Chinese companies, but also sparks distrust of Turkey. It is hoped that Turkey will face up to this problem and take measures to lift tariff restrictions and create a positive environment for China-Turkey business cooperation.
In addition, as a self-editor, I also hope that China will remain vigilant in its commercial cooperation with Turkey to ensure that its own rights and interests are not harmed. Fairness, transparency and mutual benefit should be important principles when choosing partners. Only on this basis can China-Turkey business cooperation truly succeed and bring more opportunities and common prosperity to the development of the two countries.