On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the China Arab Cooperation Forum, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated in a question on the 29th that China's traditional friendly relations with Arab countries are strategic partners that trust each other. China is willing to continue to walk the path of collective cooperation with Arab countries, create a more three-dimensional cooperation platform, and promote the construction of the China Arab Cooperation Forum to open a new chapter and embark on a new journey. At the regular press conference that day, a reporter asked: In the past 20 years, China's relations with Arab countries have been developing better and better, while the United States is not very popular in the Arab world. What has China brought to the Arab world? Mao Ning said that China Arab relations are traditionally friendly and strategic partners that trust each other. At the first China Arab Summit held in 2022, both sides agreed to make every effort to build a community with a shared future for the new era, and China Arab relations will enter a new era of comprehensive and deepening development. Mao Ning stated that through joint efforts of both sides, positive progress has been made in the construction of a community with a shared future between China and Arab countries, and strategic mutual trust between the two sides has been further deepened. China has established comprehensive strategic partnerships or strategic partnerships with 14 Arab countries and the Arab League. China promotes historic reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, supports Syria's return to the Arab League, and supports Arab countries in strengthening strategic autonomy and unity. The pragmatic cooperation between China and Arab countries is also further deepening. China has signed cooperation documents with all 22 Arab countries and the Arab League to jointly build the "the Belt and Road", 17 Arab countries have become members of the Asian Investment Bank, China and Arab countries have implemented more than 200 cooperation projects under the framework of jointly building the "the Belt and Road", and China has become the largest trading partner of Arab countries for many years. Mao Ning said that the development of China Arab relations not only benefits the people of both sides, but also promotes peace and development in the Middle East region, adding stability to the turbulent and intertwined world. "We are willing to continue to walk the path of collective cooperation with Arab countries, create a more three-dimensional cooperation platform, and promote the construction of the China Arab Cooperation Forum to open a new chapter and embark on a new journey." (Xinhua News Agency)