Xi Jinping Meets with Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates

On the afternoon of February 5, 2022, at the Great Hall of the People, President Xi Jinping met with Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who came to China for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

Xi Jinping pointed out that in recent years, China-UAE relations have maintained high-level development and become a model for China's relations with Middle East countries. The two sides have carried out in-depth cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 and overcome the adverse effects of the pandemic to steadily advance practical cooperation in various fields. China regards the UAE as a good friend, good partner and good brother, and is willing to work with the UAE to grasp the general direction of friendship between the two countries and build a comprehensive China-UAE strategic partnership for the new era.

Xi Jinping stressed that China firmly supports the UAE in safeguarding its national sovereignty, security and stability, and is willing to work with the UAE to continue to firmly support each other's positions on issues concerning core interests and deepen anti-pandemic cooperation. China is ready to strengthen the alignment of development strategies with the UAE, support the UAE's implementation of its development strategy "Towards the Next 50", actively participate in its major development projects, advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and maintain close exchanges on the implementation of the Global Development Initiative. On the basis of enhancing traditional energy cooperation, China is ready to work with the UAE to expand cooperation in new and renewable energy, aerospace and other fields, so as to further improve practical cooperation between the two countries. The two sides should ramp up cooperation in counter-terrorism and other fields to safeguard the common security of the two countries. China supports the UAE in successfully hosting the Dubai Expo and stands ready to work with countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council to accelerate the free trade agreement negotiations and inject fresh vitality to the two sides and the world economy.

Mohamed said that China is my second home and I am glad to visit China again. I wish the great China sustained development and progress. I believe the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 will be a complete success. With solid political mutual trust and brotherly friendship, the UAE and China now enjoy a comprehensive strategic partnership at an unprecedented high level and remarkable and prominent achievements in a wide range of fields such as politics and economy. The UAE places the highest priority on strengthening relations with China and is committed to continuously consolidating and deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and the UAE. The UAE is willing to continue to firmly support each other with China, expand cooperation in industry, energy, investment, high technology, finance, as well as research, development and production of vaccines and medicines, and promote the Belt and Road Initiative to bear more fruits in the Middle East. The UAE firmly adheres to the one-China principle and is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with China in the United Nations and other multilateral occasions.

Ding Xuexiang, Yang Jiechi, Wang Yi, He Lifeng and others were present at the meeting.