The UAE and China signed agreements to boost co-operation in investments, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) industry and technology, and tourism during President Sheikh Mohamed’s visit to Beijing on Thursday.
The two countries also agreed to promote investment co-operation in green development, according to a report by state news agency Wam.
The announcement comes as the UAE, the Arab world’s second-largest economy, continues to bolster its ties with China, the world’s second-largest economy.
The UAE is China’s largest trading partner in the Arab world, with trade and investment spanning many sectors, including crude oil, petrochemicals and artificial intelligence. China is the UAE’s leading trade partner with non-oil bilateral trade worth Dh264.2 billion ($72 billion) in 2022.