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GCC countries expect deeper cooperation with China

2024-05-25 22:23 Last Updated At:05-26 10:47

Attendees at the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries Forum on Industrial and Investment Cooperation said they were working to deepen cooperation with China to bolster trade which last year hit 286 billion U.S. dollars.

With a theme of "Embracing the Future: Advancing High-Quality Industrial and Investment Cooperation between China and GCC Countries," the two-day event opened in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, on Thursday.

About 600 representatives from government departments, enterprises, financial institutions and other sectors from China and the GCC countries attended the forum.

Ahmed Sharaf Osilan, managing director at Tanmiah Food Company based in Riyadh, said he hoped that GCC countries will join hands with China in deep cooperation, so as to contribute to growth and prosperity of both economies, as China is emerging as a global powerhouse in tech.

"China is becoming the hub of many technologies, so we look forward to being involved in multiple sectors, not to mention our relationship goes a long way and it helps both of our economies to grow and flourish," he said.

Another attendee, Sameer Abdulla Nass, chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said he looks forward to seeing the two sides explore bilateral cooperation across a wide range of industries.

"We see there are huge opportunities in developing different investment partnership in AI and also other heavy industries, oil gas developments, logistic developments, tourism developments. All of these factors and sectors of economies are huge potential," he said.

Headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the GCC is a political and economic union of six Arab states - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - that border the Persian Gulf. Some of these are among the world's top fossil fuel exporters.

GCC countries expect deeper cooperation with China

GCC countries expect deeper cooperation with China

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Congolese people anticipate expanded cooperation with China

2025-01-07 22:48 Last Updated At:23:07

People in the Republic of the Congo say they are looking forward to expanding cooperation with China to more fields including medicine.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is going to visit the central African country on Tuesday, as part of his four-nation tour of Africa.

Officials said that the two sides will implement some of the programs that were agreed upon at last year's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing.

Economic relations between China and the Republic of the Congo date back to the 1960s.

Over the years, China has built factories, roads and bridges that have helped transform the country's agriculture-based economy into a semi-industrialized one.

Crude oil, copper and wood have been the Republic of the Congo's major exports to China, according to global trade data.

Congolese people hope their government can work to strengthen relations with one of the country's most important partners. In addition to infrastructure, people say some of the other areas that China and the Republic of the Congo plan to develop include health, agriculture and security.

"For me I think cooperation should extend to the healthcare sector, as we know that Chinese are good at medicine," said Ragma Nganga, a university student in Brazzaville.

"Cooperation between China and Congo has been remarkable especially in infrastructure projects. Chinese have built many roads," said Josue Mifoundou, a local digital media practitioner.

In 2018, China and the Republic of the Congo signed a memorandum of understanding on projects under the Belt and Road Initiative - China's flagship infrastructure initiative that's helping link Asia, Europe, Latin America and Africa to China through ports, roads and railways.

Congolese people anticipate expanded cooperation with China

Congolese people anticipate expanded cooperation with China

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