Thousands of miles are still neighbors, and the youth is full of novelty - written on the occasion of the opening of the 6th China Arab Expo
2023-09-22
In the golden autumn season, we gather together in Jiangnan to celebrate the grand event. From September 21st to 24th, the 6th China Arab Countries Expo with the theme of "Joining hands in the new era to seize new opportunities and share a new future" was held in Yinchuan, Ningxia. This is a ten-year agreement - it coincides with the tenth anniversary of the "the Belt and Road" initiative. It has been ten years since the China Arab Economic and Trade Forum was upgraded, and it has become an important platform for China and Arab countries to jointly build the "the Belt and Road" high-quality development. The ten-year grand event created a new situation on the banks of the Diannong River. At the opening ceremony, over a thousand guests from government departments and representatives of institutions stationed in China from nearly 60 countries entered one after another and went to the Golden Autumn Festival. Next to Yinchuan International Convention and Exhibition Center, more than 220 foreign trade associations, enterprises and more than 150 large domestic enterprises from countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" are ready. Over the past decade, the China Arab Expo has shown extraordinary vitality and momentum. Over the past decade, economic and trade cooperation has been thriving - just 20 days ago, the research team of Ningxia University and Qatar signed a $340 million cooperation agreement to jointly build the China Qatar Photovoltaic Intelligent Agricultural Science and Technology Park and two research centers. Its independently developed green intelligent water-saving irrigation system will be applied to more than 700 farms in Qatar and promoted in more than 20 Arab countries. Many Arab countries, like Ningxia, are suffering from drought and water scarcity, so our intelligent water-saving irrigation technology has been recognized, "said Professor Sun Zhaojun of Ningxia University. From the first trial in Arab countries in 2013, to the export of equipment in 2015, and to the joint construction of agricultural science and technology parks this year... This green cooperation spanning mountains and seas is a vivid footnote to the achievements of the China Arab Expo in the past decade. China is the largest trading partner in the Arab region, with its trade volume increasing from $222.4 billion in 2012 to $431.4 billion in 2022, nearly doubling in a decade. In the first half of this year, the scale of bilateral trade between China and Afghanistan remained stable, reaching 1999 billion US dollars. Over the past decade, friendship and mutual trust have written a new chapter - "I will use words as a bridge to promote the long-lasting friendship between each other." At the China Arab Youth Innovation and Development Forum held on the 21st, Moroccan girl Baoyun introduced the experience of China Arab cultural dissemination as a representative. The Chinese TV drama "Mountains and Seas" that she participated in translating is currently being broadcasted in Arab countries such as Oman and Iraq. Morocco is the first North African country to sign the "the Belt and Road" cooperation plan with China. Hassan bin Omar, a member of the Political Bureau and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Moroccan National League of Liberals, said that thanks to cooperation with China in areas such as investment, infrastructure, and technological development, Morocco is emerging as an important gateway to the Mediterranean region. Cultural integration and joint development. Ali Laya, chief editor of the news website "China in the eyes of Arabs" in Lebanon, said: "China has always been committed to strengthening cooperation with the Arab world. The sixth China Arab Expo is an important opportunity for China to strengthen cooperation with the Arab world
Edit:He Chuanning Responsible editor:Su Suiyue
Source:Xinhua
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