China and UAE to Step up Trade, People-to-People Synergies in the Transition to a Digital Economy

China and UAE to Step up Trade, People-to-People Synergies in the Transition to a Digital Economy

DUBAI - Bilateral trade between China and the UAE will continue to surge in the coming years due to the strong trade relations and people to people synergies between the two countries as they transition to the digital economy. High-level panellists at the first China-UAE Economic and Trade Digital Expo, hosted by the UAE's Ministry of Economy and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and organised by Hala China in partnership with the China International Exhibition Centre Group Corporation (CIEC), remained optimistic that the pandemic was only a temporary roadblock and that the two countries would bounce back together shortly.

Among the panellists on the UAE side were   Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade at the UAE Ministry of Economy,   Dr Mohammed Al Zarooni, Secretary-General of the Dubai Free Zone Council, and Huda Buhumaid, Board Member of Hala China, among others. More than 300 VIP guests and dignitaries dialled in remotely from across China and the UAE for the first virtual event of its kind.

The event's value in advancing the bilateral relationship between the UAE and China was demonstrated through the speeches of both   Dr Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri, the UAE Ambassador to the