Chinese leader Xi Jinping outlined a range of areas, including finance and technology, in which his nation can enhance cooperation with Arab nations, underscoring Beijing’s push for greater influence in Middle East.
"China will work with the Arab side as good partners to make our relations a model for maintaining world peace and stability,” Xi said Thursday in a speech to the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum in Beijing.
He listed artificial intelligence, green tech and finance as sectors open for greater collaboration.