(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Event highlights citys investment potential.
Beijing — The inaugural Dubai Week in China will highlight thriving bilateral ties and opportunities for Chinese investors across business tourism culture and lifestyle industries in the emirate.
“Dubai Week in China is a place to meet and foster friendships a platform to stimulate greater levels of understanding and discuss new opportunities which will bring us closer and strengthen economic and cultural ties” said Reem Ibrahim Al Hashemi UAE Minister of State and honorary president of Falcon and Associates which is helping to organise the event.
The event opened in Beijing on Friday and will run until May 15. The initiative is being held in partnership with the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Dubai Expo 2020 Emirates Jafza (Jebel Ali Free Zone) Jumeirah Group and Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).
The opening ceremony was attended by Chinese government officials business and thought leaders along with a senior delegation representing the UAE and Dubai which included: Al Hashemi; Issam Abdul Rahim Kazim CEO DTCM; Arif Amiri deputy CEO DIFC; Barry Brown DSVP commercial operations East Emirates; Salma Ali Saif bin Hareb CEO Jafza; Gerald Lawless; president and group CEO Jumeirah Group; and Dr Abdulla Al Karam chairman of the board of directors and director-general KHDA.
“China and the UAE share an energy and drive to achieve what others can sometimes see as the impossible. This pioneering spirit combined with our strategic location has enabled us to become a global trade hub and gateway of opportunity for China into the Middle East Africa Europe and beyond” said Al Hashemi.
“Dubai Week in China marks an important step in the strengthening of relations” said Li Xiaolin. “Dubai can play a key role as China looks to implement its One Belt One Road strategy through the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. We look forward to working with Dubai entities to create new friendships and foster dialogue inspiring increased levels of knowledge transfer and collaboration in the pursuit of common goals” said Madame Li Xiaolin president of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC).
The venue — The Orange Taikoo Li Sanlitun South — has been transformed into an interactive experience providing visitors the opportunity to see touch and taste Dubai.
Visitors are taken through Dubai’s journey from a fishing village into a global city of opportunity while they also have the chance to learn more about the pioneering spirit and visionary leadership of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
In addition a business centre at the venue will provide Chinese business leaders and government officials a platform to explore opportunities of mutual benefit. Panel discussions are scheduled — on Dubai as an investment destination as a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship as well as the growing educational opportunities in the emirate.
There will also be events celebrating China and Dubai’s shared passion for sport food and art.
China became Dubai’s number one trading partner in 2014 after a 29 per cent increase in bilateral trade to $47.6 billion. This strengthening of economic ties has been driven in part by the 3000 Chinese companies operating in Dubai and the city’s community of over 200000 Chinese accounting for 10 per cent of its population.
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