Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Source: Xinhua
China, Arab League pledge stronger collaboration on development, innovation, and global governance
Cairo – During a high-level meeting in Cairo today, Chinese Premier Li Qiang reaffirmed China’s commitment to supporting Arab countries in strengthening their strategic independence, unity, and self-reliance, while jointly pursuing development paths suited to their national condition, Xinhua reported.
Premier Li met with Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League, highlighting that China consistently views its relationship with Arab nations from a strategic perspective and vigorously supports their just causes.
Li emphasized the deepening friendship, describing China and Arab states as “trusted friends and valued partners.” He noted that, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and Arab leaders, Chinese-Arab relations have now reached “their best phase in history.”
Premier Li expressed China’s readiness to further strengthen ties with the Arab League, deepen mutual strategic trust, expand multifaceted cooperation, and work together toward modernization, aiming for an even higher level of shared progress.
China, he said, stands prepared to continue aligning its development strategies with Arab countries, advancing high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Li invited both sides to further boost collaboration in energy, economics, trade, investment, finance, aerospace, and more, as well as to explore emerging fields such as new energy, artificial intelligence, the digital economy, and the blue economy. He also expressed support for flagship projects, both large and “small but beautiful,” to bring tangible benefits to people across both regions.
The premier called for enhanced dialogue between civilizations, youth exchanges, joint research, cultural and tourism ties, and greater cooperation among universities and research centers. He also advocated for practical measures to make person-to-person exchanges easier, fostering stronger bonds between the peoples.
Reaffirming China’s commitment to international cooperation, Li said his country is ready to increase coordination with Arab states in global forums such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the World Trade Organization, and the G20, with a shared dedication to building a fairer and more equitable global governance system.
Li voiced his hope that the Arab League would continue playing a key role in strengthening Chinese-Arab relations and ensuring the success of the upcoming second China-Arab Summit scheduled for next year.
For his part, Secretary-General Aboul Gheit hailed China as a steadfast friend and partner to Arab countries, noting the strong momentum in Arab-Chinese relations and the fruitful results of practical cooperation.
Aboul Gheit reiterated Arab support for the One China principle, as well as for China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the three major global initiatives proposed by President Xi — offering warm congratulations on China’s remarkable development achievements. He expressed gratitude for China’s long-standing support for Arab societies and affirmed readiness to work closely with Beijing to further deepen political trust, mutual support, and exchanges in trade, investment, and people-to-people relations under the China-Arab Cooperation Forum.
Emphasizing the importance of successful summitry, Aboul Gheit expressed the Arab side’s commitment to implementing the results of the first China-Arab Summit and ensuring the success of its upcoming second meeting.
He also thanked China for its ongoing support in multilateral platforms and affirmed Arab willingness to strengthen multilateral coordination with China to jointly defend multilateralism and advance global peace and development.