CHINA-UAE: UAE CROWN PRINCE AL-NAHYAN MEETS XI JINPING IN BEIJING
On July 22, Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates met Xi Jinping in Beijing. According to Xinhua, Xi Jinping hailed the progress of the strategic partnership and stressed the importance of win-win cooperation. He also called for greater alignment on development issues and held up the China-UAE Industrial Capacity Cooperation Demonstration Zone as an example of the benefits of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Xi Jinping additionally expressed the hope that trade between China and the UAE would top US$ 200 billion 2030. Finally, Xi Jinping thanked the UAE for its support for China's “anti-extremism” policies in Xinjiang.
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