gathering the wisdom of china and arab countries to promote a new starting point: the first meeting of the china-arab think tank alliance was held in shanghai
2024-09-29
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on september 27, the first meeting of the china-arab think tank alliance (china-arab think tank alliance) was held in shanghai. representatives from nearly 40 think tanks from china, 19 arab countries and the arab league attended the meeting, and some arab countries’ envoys to china were present. the conference was hosted by the ministry of foreign affairs of china and hosted by the china-arab reform and development research center.
vice minister of foreign affairs deng li attended the opening ceremony of the meeting and delivered a speech, saying that the china-arab think tank alliance is the result of the in-depth development of china-arab traditional friendly relations and the deepening of political mutual trust. it is the need for exchanges, mutual learning and expansion of cooperation between the two sides. it is also a joint effort to meet challenges and an important step to create a better future together. it is expected that the alliance will focus on the five goals of serving development, supporting cooperation, promoting peace, calling for justice, and expanding exchanges, and provide strong intellectual support for the development of china-uae relations and cooperation in the "global south" in the new era.
caption: the meeting scene. source: photo provided by the organizer
al khattabi, assistant secretary-general of the league of arab states and other arab representatives spoke highly of china's development achievements and looked forward to further deepening cooperation between afghanistan and china in various fields and working together to realize their respective modernizations. afghanistan appreciates china's active voice on issues such as palestine and its important contribution to maintaining regional peace and stability.
li yansong, executive chairman of the china-arab reform and development research center and president of shanghai international studies university, said at the closing ceremony of the forum that the establishment of the china-arab think tank alliance is another milestone in the history of china-arab friendly relations and has established an official platform for exchanges between chinese and arab think tanks. , through in-depth cooperation between think tanks, both parties can share intellectual resources, promote more intersections between china and arab nations on the road to rejuvenation, and provide intellectual support for building a china-arab community with a shared future for the new era.
the forum conducted in-depth discussions on a number of issues such as development and peace. representatives of arab think tanks at the meeting agreed that china's comprehensive deepening of reforms to promote chinese-style modernization will not only benefit the chinese people, but also promote the progress of human civilization. chinese-style modernization will inject new momentum into the construction of a community with a shared future between china and arab states and open up new areas and new tracks for practical cooperation between china and arab states.
the china-arab think tank alliance was established in january 2024 and is an important mechanism within the framework of the china-arab states cooperation forum.
xinmin evening news reporter qi xu