Islamabad; How does China analyze its relations with Arab countries throughout the year 2020 and how does China looks forward in 2021? What is outlook for the development of China-Arab relations next year?
The spokesperson MOFA China , Wang Wenbin replied to this question in the press conference of 25 Dec 2020 as ;
” With major changes and a global pandemic unseen in a century, the year 2020 is fraught with uncertainties. Responding to these uncertainties with distinct stability, China-Arab relations have continued to grow, becoming a model of state-to-state relations and a paradigm of South-South cooperation.
President Xi Jinping has held nearly 10 phone calls and exchanged nearly 20 letters with Arab heads of state, providing strategic guidance for the development of China-Arab relations.
In the face of the unexpected epidemic, China and Arab countries have stood together and worked hand in hand to provide each other with supplies, share experience and cooperate on vaccine research and application. On issues bearing on core interests and major concerns, the two sides have given each other firm and strong support and jointly safeguarded multilateralism and international equity and justice.
Despite the severe impact of the pandemic and the overall downturn in the global economy, China-Arab cooperation for mutual benefit and win-win progress has been steadily advanced, and the Belt & Road cooperation has continued to make progress. In the first half of 2020, the overall trade volume between China and Arab countries reached 115 billion US dollars, making China a steady top trading partner of Arab countries. China imported 130 million tonnes of crude oil from Arab countries, which accounts for half of China’s total crude oil imports over the same period. China and Arab states have advanced resumption of work and production, cooperation in the media sector, as well as reform and development in a progressive manner. Besides, the two sides have held in-depth exchange of experience in state governance and constantly enriched China-Arab relations.
At the ninth ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum held in July 2020, the two sides agreed to hold a China-Arab summit, announced the decision to jointly build a China-Arab community with a shared future for a new era, and identified a road map to realize this vision, injecting strong impetus into the future-oriented China-Arab strategic partnership featuring comprehensive cooperation and common development.
Looking ahead to the year 2021, China is ready to work with the Arab side to strengthen high-level exchanges, steadily advance resumption of work and production and jointly pursue Belt & Road cooperation. We will launch more livelihood projects, strengthen the foundation for China-Arab friendship, strive to build a China-Arab community with a shared future, and make greater contribution to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.”
Islamabad; How does China analyze its relations with Arab countries throughout the year 2020 and how does China looks forward in 2021? What is outlook for the development of China-Arab relations next year?
