Xi Lays Out Vision for Greater Cooperation With Arab States

Chinese leader points to tech, finance as collaboration areas
Xi reiterates Beijing’s support of UN membership for Palestine

Xi Jinping during the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Meeting of China-Arab States Cooperation Forum in Beijing on May 30.Photographer: Jade Gao/AFP/Getty Images

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By Bloomberg News

May 30, 2024 at 2:56 AM UTC

Updated on

May 30, 2024 at 4:49 AM UTC

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping outlined a range of areas including finance and technology in which his nation can enhance cooperation with Arab nations, underscoring Beijing’s push for greater influence in Middle East.

“China will work with the Arab side as good partners to make our relations a model for maintaining world peace and stability,” Xi said Thursday in a speech to the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum in Beijing. He listed artificial intelligence, green tech and finance as sectors open for greater collaboration.