AMMAN — Chinese Ambassador to Jordan Chen Chuandong hailed the Sino-Arab Summit, held recently in Riyadh, at a press conference on
Wednesday, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra. He called the summt a
milestone in the history of Chinese-Arab relations.
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The summit marks the first time that all Arab countries have
met with a country outside the region, said the envoy.
Jordanian-Chinese relations are “distinguished”, he said,
underlining that Jordan plays an important role in developing relations and
cooperation with China and countries in the region. Jordanian exports to China
grew this year by 50 percent, the envoy said.
China and Arab states have nurtured the spirit of friendship
featuring “solidarity and mutual assistance, equality, and mutual benefit, and
inclusiveness and mutual learning.”
As strategic partners, China and Arab states should carry
forward the spirit of China-Arab friendship, strengthen solidarity and
cooperation, and foster a closer China-Arab community with a shared future, he
added.
The envoy said that Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed
“eight major common actions” for China-Arab practical cooperation in the next
three to five years during the summit.
‘Eight major common actions’
First, to support common action for development, in which
the Chinese side will discuss with the Arab states the implementation of
development cooperation assistance projects with a total value of 5 billion
yuan (around $719 million) and include 30 qualified Arab states projects into
the global development initiative project pool.
According to the demand from Arab states for production
capacity, infrastructure, energy, and green finance, China will provide credit
support, and infrastructure investment with higher-quality, and lower-cost by
the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
According to the progress of the exchange of letters,
tariffs will be lifted on 98 percent of the products of the least developed
countries in Arab states.
Moreover, China will provide humanitarian and reconstruction
assistance to Palestine, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, and other countries.
The country strives to reach a trade volume of $430 billion
in 2027 with Arab states, he added.
Second, joint action on food security, in which China
underscored its commitment to helping Arab states enhance food security and
comprehensive agricultural production capacity; jointly build five modern
agricultural joint laboratories, carry out 50 agricultural technology
cooperation demonstration projects, and send 500 agricultural technical experts
to Arab states to help increase grain production and agricultural production
efficiency; to establish a “green channel” for the export of high-quality
agricultural and food products from Arab states to China.
Third, joint health action, in which China said it will work
with Arab states to jointly build a public health science and technology
cooperation center and a vaccine innovation and research and development
cooperation alliance, implement five traditional Chinese medicine cooperation
projects in Arab states, continue to send Chinese medical teams to work in Arab
states, and perform 2,000 cases of free cataract surgery and other telemedicine
health services.
Fourth, joint action on green innovation, in which China
will work with Arab states to establish the China-Arab International Research
Center on drought, desertification and land degradation, and to implement five
South-South cooperation projects to address climate change; to use the China
Fengyun Meteorological Satellite and the Beijing World Meteorological Center to
support Arab states in disaster prevention and mitigation.
China is also willing to establish the China-Arab Beidou
Application Industry Promotion Center to provide high-quality services for Arab
states in the fields of transportation, precision agriculture, search and
rescue, among others. Additionally, it will build a number of joint
laboratories or research and development cooperation centers and provide 300
advanced and applicable technologies to the Arab states.
Fifth, joint action on energy security, in which China will
work with Arab states to build a Sino-Arab Clean Energy Cooperation Center, and
support Chinese energy companies and financial institutions to participate in
renewable energy projects with a total installed capacity of more than 5
million kilowatts in Arab states, carry out energy technology research and
development cooperation with Arab states, and strengthen energy policy
coordination to promote the establishment of a fair, equitable, balanced and
inclusive global energy governance system.
Sixth, dialogue among civilizations and joint action, in
which China will invite 1,000 people from Arab states’ political parties,
parliament, media, and think tanks to come to China for exchanges, promote
cooperation between 500 Chinese and Arab cultural and tourism companies, and
train 1,000 cultural and tourism talents for the country.
Furthermore, China and Arab states will work together on the
translation of 50 audio and visual program cooperation projects, continue to
strengthen the China-Arab Reform and Development Research Center, and enhance
dialogue among civilizations and exchanges of experience in governance.
Seventh, young people should act together, in which the
Chinese side will hold the China-Arab Youth Development Forum, launch the
“China-Arab Universities 10+10 Cooperation Plan”, invite 100 young scientists
from the Arab side to come to China for scientific research exchanges, invite
3,000 young people to participate in Sino-Arab cultural exchanges, and invite
10,000 Arab talents to participate in professional training in poverty
alleviation, health, green development and other fields and promote the
construction of more Luban workshops in Arab states.
Eighth, joint action on security and stability, in which the
Chinese side will work with Arab states to strengthen strategic dialogues
between defense departments and academics, deepen cooperation in areas such as
maritime security, international peacekeeping, and professional technology, and
expand joint exercises and personnel training, train 1,500 people for Arab states
on network security.
China said it will also work with Arab states in
implementing the “China-Arab Data Security Cooperation Initiative”, establish a
China-Arab network information exchange mechanism, and strengthen exchanges and
dialogues in areas such as data governance and network security.
The envoy stressed the importance of the Riyadh Declaration
and joint efforts to build the Arab-Chinese community for a common future
towards a new era, strengthen solidarity and cooperation between the Arab countries
and China, support the achievement of the nation’s renaissance for each of
them, promote peace and development in the region, preserve international
justice and fairness, and to contribute to the establishment of a society
common future for mankind.
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