UAE’s Ambassador to China Meets With Sinopharm President to Discuss Future Cooperation

UAE Ambassador to China, Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri meeting with Mr. Liu Jingchen, President of Sinopharm, at the embassy in Beijing to discuss future cooperation. Image via @UAEEmbChina.

The UAE’s ambassador to China, Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri, met with the President of Sinopharm, Liu Jinchen, at the embassy in Beijing this week to discuss how the two sides can enhance their current partnership.

The Emirates has become a very important outpost for the Chinese pharmaceutical company as a key manufacturing hub and locale for clinical trials of its COVID vaccines.

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