Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 30, 2024, delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum.

The following is the full text of his speech:

Further Deepening Cooperation and
Moving Forward to Step Up the Building of a China-Arab
Community With a Shared Future

Keynote Speech by H.E. Xi Jinping
President of the People's Republic of China
At the Opening Ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Conference
of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum
Beijing, May 30, 2024

Your Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa,
Your Excellency President Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi,
Your Excellency President Kais Saied,
Your Highness President Mohamed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan,
Your Excellency Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit of the League of Arab States,
Heads of Delegations,
Distinguished Guests,
Friends,

It gives me great pleasure to attend the opening ceremony of the Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum. I always find it heart-warming to meet Arab friends. The friendship between the Chinese and Arab peoples is deeply rooted in our friendly exchanges along the ancient Silk Road, in our joint struggles for national liberation, and in our win-win cooperation in promoting national development.