Expo 2020 Dubai to strengthen UAE-China partnership: Envoy

Expo 2020 Dubai to strengthen UAE-China partnership: Envoy

"China stands ready to work with the UAE to implement the consensus reached between our leaders, bring our cooperation across the board to full fruition, and work for greater developments in China-UAE comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era," Ni Jian told in an exclusive interview. "Since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, China has supported the UAE's fight against Covid-19 and helped with the country's national vaccination campaign, laying a solid foundation for a successful world Expo," Since the UAE's successful bidding for Expo 2020 Dubai, the envoy said China has "fully supported and actively participated" in the Expo and shared its experience as a previous host of the world Expo. The UAE is one of the most vaccinated countries in the world and has touched a milestone of 14-million total doses as of June this year. It is the first country to roll out the Chinese-developed Sinopharm for mass inoculation. The UAE also began manufacturing the Chinese vaccine in March 2021 under a partnership agreement between Abu Dhabi-based Group 42 and China's Sinopharm CNBG. The Chinese envoy said the Expo that converges world nations will give a further impetus to global vaccination drive, he said. "We believe that vaccines