Spokesman Wang Wenbin recalled that last November 29 Beijing and Amman signed a collaboration agreement for the joint construction of this mega-project and with this, the 22 Arab nations became part of the B&RI.

The spokesman also highlighted the results of cooperation between the two regions over the past decade.

“In 2022, the trade volume between China and Arab countries exceeded $430 billion, doubling 10 years ago figures”, he stressed.

According to Wang, China imported 270 million tons of crude oil from Arab nations, accounting for half of the total imports of the black gold in that year.

“In the past decade, mutual investments experienced exponential growth and both sides implemented more than 200 large-scale cooperation projects within the framework of the Belt and Road, benefiting nearly two billion people,” he added.

Wang Wenbin emphasized that the B&RI became an important international public good and a platform for cooperation with shared benefits.

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