Chinese Perspectives on the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks next to Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit during the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Meeting of China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on May 30, 2024. Andy Wong / POOL / AFP

On May 30, the 10th Ministerial Meeting of the China–Arab States Cooperation Forum (CASCF) convened in Beijing, marking the 20th anniversary of the Forum’s establishment, Representatives from 22 countries attended the conference, which was chaired by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Salem Ould Merzouk.

Alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, four Arab heads of state were present: King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt, President Kais Saied of Tunisia, and President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates.

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