China News Service, Suzhou, November 14 (Reporter Zhong Sheng) The "One Belt, One Road" China-Arab Business Dialogue and the China-Afghanistan Jinji Lake Economic and Trade Cooperation and Exchange Conference were held in Suzhou, Jiangsu on the 13th. About 400 people including political party dignitaries, envoys to China, and business people from 22 Arab countries attended the meeting.
The fifth China-Arab States Political Parties Dialogue with the theme of "Building a China-Arab Community of Shared Future under a Century of Change: The Responsibilities and Missions of Political Parties" was held in Suzhou from the 13th to the 14th. For the first time, the dialogue will host the “Belt and Road” China-Arab Business Dialogue and the China-Arab Jinji Lake Economic and Trade Cooperation and Exchange Meeting, making new contributions to China-Arab pragmatic cooperation and local economic construction.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Arab countries. China has signed cooperation documents on the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" with all 22 Arab countries and the League of Arab States, and has implemented more than 200 cooperation projects, benefiting nearly 2 billion people on both sides. In 2025, China-UAE trade volume will reach US$422 billion.
Jin Xin, deputy director of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, said that in today's world where changes over the past century are accelerating, China and Arab states need to draw wisdom from history, build consensus in practice, inherit and carry forward the Silk Road spirit, deepen practical cooperation between the two parties in various fields, and continuously consolidate the material foundation of China-Arab friendship. The International Department of the CPC Central Committee is willing to give full play to the advantages of the "political party + practical cooperation" platform to further promote practical cooperation between China and Arab states in various fields and contribute more to the construction of a community with a shared future between China and Arab states.
Suzhou's total import and export volume to 22 Arab countries will reach US$11.965 billion in 2025. From January to September this year, Suzhou's total import and export volume to 22 Arab countries reached US$9.02 billion, a year-on-year increase of 13.4%. As of September this year, Suzhou has 60 investment projects in Arab countries, with an agreed investment amount of US$477 million.
Fan Bo, deputy secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Committee, said that in recent years, Jiangsu Province and Suzhou City have actively participated in China-Arab cooperation in building the "Belt and Road" and have become increasingly closely connected with Arab countries in areas such as industrial chains and innovation chains. Facing the future, Jiangsu Province and Suzhou City are willing to share development opportunities with Arab countries, jointly promote win-win cooperation, and promote the continuous development of China-Arab economic and trade relations.
The Albanian side stated that Algeria-China cooperation has a profound historical foundation. The ancient Silk Road thousands of years ago closely linked Arab countries and China through economic and trade exchanges. The business community of Arab countries is willing to continue to participate in and deepen economic and trade cooperation with China and jointly write a new chapter of win-win cooperation between Arab countries.
During the dialogue, representatives of Chinese and Arab entrepreneurs exchanged and shared their experiences on participating in the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” and cooperation in trade, investment, technology and other fields. More than 200 Chinese and Arab companies conducted on-site docking negotiations. Albanian representatives also inspected relevant key enterprises in Suzhou.
