Thursday, May 12, 2016

China-Arab States Cooperation Forum in the Last Decade - YAO Kuangyi

China-Arab States Cooperation Forum  in the Last Decade 

YAO Kuangyi
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China

Journal of Middle Eastern  and Islamic Studies (in Asia) Vol. 8, No. 4, 2014 26 

Abstract:  In the decade after its establishment, the China-Arab States  Cooperation   Forum   has   completed   its   normalized,   institutional    construction  and  established  more  th an  ten  kinds  of  communication   mechanism,  such  as  ministerial  m eetings,  senior  officials  meeting,   business conference and investment sem inars, which cover a variety of  fields  in  political,  economic,  cultur al,  and  humanistic  cooperation.  It   not  only  enriched  the  connotatio n  of  China-Arab  cooperation,  but   created a new cooperation mode. Therefore, the Arab World and China  have    developed    a    relationship    of     mutual    promotion,    mutual     complementation    and    sound    de velopment    multilaterally    and     bilaterally,  officially  and  privately.  The  development  of  the  Forum   benefited  both  sides  insisting  on   mutual  respect,  mutually  beneficial   cooperation and common development concept. In the next decade, the  Forum  should  deepen  strategies,  a dhere  to  innovation,  emphasize  on   effectiveness, and create a better to morrow for the work of the Forum. 

Key   Words: China-Arab   States   Cooperation   Forum;   Sino-Arab    Relations; Sino-Arab Cooperat ion; Middle East Diplomacy

Journal of Middle Eastern  and Islamic Studies (in Asia) Vol. 8, No. 4, 2014 26