{"id":453,"date":"2026-01-17T17:40:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T14:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/?p=453"},"modified":"2026-01-17T17:40:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T14:40:53","slug":"turkeys-ambassador-selcuk-unal-presented-his-credentials-to-president-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-xi-jinping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/turkeys-ambassador-selcuk-unal-presented-his-credentials-to-president-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-xi-jinping\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey\u2019s Ambassador Sel\u00e7uk \u00dcnal presented his credentials to President of the People&#8217;s Republic of China Xi Jinping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.54.48-1024x639.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-454\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.601822554107075;width:654px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.54.48-1024x639.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.54.48-300x187.webp 300w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.54.48-768x479.webp 768w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.54.48-1536x959.webp 1536w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.54.48-2048x1279.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ambassador Sel\u00e7uk \u00dcnal, presented his credentials to the President  Xi Jinping<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Turkey\u2019s Ambassador to China, Sel\u00e7uk \u00dcnal, presented his credentials to the President of the People\u2019s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A collective ceremony was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing where 18 newly appointed ambassadors to China presented their credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the presentation of his credentials, Ambassador Sel\u00e7uk \u00dcnal conveyed the greetings of the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, to President Xi Jinping. It was also noteworthy that Ambassador \u00dcnal wore his Turkish War of Independence Medal, which he frequently displays on important occasions, while presenting his credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.55.53-1024x589.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7381034127583603;width:683px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.55.53-1024x589.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.55.53-300x173.webp 300w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.55.53-768x442.webp 768w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.55.53-1536x884.webp 1536w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.55.53-2048x1178.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">18 newly appointed ambassadors to China<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Xi Jinping: \u201cNo one wants to return to the law of the jungle.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In his address to ambassadors at the ceremony, Xi Jinping stated that the world is experiencing rapid changes seen once in a century, that the international environment is full of turmoil and chaos, and that global challenges are becoming increasingly apparent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emphasizing that the logic of division, confrontation, and zero-sum games is no longer valid in international relations, Xi Jinping stated, \u201cNo one wants to return to the law of the jungle. Solidarity and cooperation are the only real option.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.54.29-1024x574.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7849864250202743;width:662px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.54.29-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.54.29-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.54.29-768x430.webp 768w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.54.29-1536x861.webp 1536w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ekran-Resmi-2026-01-17-15.54.29-2048x1147.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sel\u00e7uk \u00dcnal and Xi Jinping<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/54653d06291d73acb90fa729d8af4165-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5000148152537853;width:669px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/54653d06291d73acb90fa729d8af4165-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/54653d06291d73acb90fa729d8af4165-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/54653d06291d73acb90fa729d8af4165-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/54653d06291d73acb90fa729d8af4165-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/54653d06291d73acb90fa729d8af4165.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkey\u2019s Ambassador to China, Sel\u00e7uk \u00dcnal, presented his credentials to the President of the People\u2019s Republic of China,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10,13,54],"tags":[47,24,16,21,175,46,22],"class_list":["post-453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-china-news","category-news","category-turkey-china-relations","category-turkiye","tag-ambassador","tag-beijing","tag-china","tag-news","tag-relations","tag-turkish-chinese-relations","tag-turkiye"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":458,"href":"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453\/revisions\/458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}