CCTV.com 05-14-2016
China and Arab states are marking 60 years of diplomatic ties this
year. And in the two years since President Xi Jinping put forward the
Belt and Road initiatives, the two sides have made some efforts under
the framework.
In 2014,China issued its first Arab Policy
Paper. It maps out specifically how to develop the Belt and Road
initiatives with the 22 states. It sets energy cooperation,
infrastructure, and trade facilitation as three priorities.
China
has set up strategic partnerships with 9 Arab states. 7 are founding
members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. China has signed
contracts worth over 64 billion US dollars in construction projects.
China
and the Gulf Cooperation Council have concluded free trade negotiations
and agreed to reach an agreement by year's end. In terms of culture
exchange, over the past two years, 14,000 Chinese students have studied
in Arab states, and return flights have reached 183 a week.
