Turkey looks to improve ties with China

Editor's Note: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to China on Tuesday will help develop bilateral relations, especially because he has emphasized recently that Turkey will never support "efforts to divide China". How can Beijing-Ankara cooperation help Turkey meet its major challenges? Three experts share their views on the issues with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Turkey needs to restructure economy

In terms of the economy, Turkey's biggest problem is its over-reliance on the tertiary industry, among which tourism alone accounts for about 60 percent of its GDP. This has made it vulnerable to the turbulence both in foreign and domestic markets, and the possible fluctuations in its relations with other countries.