| 2022 China-Arab States Summit | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Date | 9 December 2022 |
| Cities | Riyadh |
| Participants | |
The2022 China-Arab States Summit was the 1st summit of theheads of state and representatives of 21 countries of theArab League, and the head of state of thePeople's Republic of China. It was held on 9 December 2022, inRiyadh,Saudi Arabia.[1][2][3]
In March 2021, the 155th session of theLeague of Arab States Council at the level of foreign ministers adopted a resolution on strengthening relations with China, one of the key elements of which was to once again welcome the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's hosting of the inaugural Arab-China Summit.[4][5]
In December 2022, theMinistry of Foreign Affairs issued a report on China-Arab Cooperation in the New Era, which stated that China is willing to take the convening of the first China-Arab Summit as an opportunity to build a China-Arab community of destiny facing the new era together with Arab countries, and to jointly safeguard the cause of world peace and development.[6]
On December 7, 2022, Foreign Ministry spokeswomanHua Chunying announced that at the invitation of KingSalman of Saudi Arabia,General Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyXi Jinping will go to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from December 7 to 10 to attend the first China-Arab Summit, the summit of the China-Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States, and pay a state visit to Saudi Arabia.[7][8]
In addition to the visitingGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party,Xi Jinping, the participating leaders were Crown Prince and Prime MinisterMohammed bin Salman Al Saud ofSaudi Arabia, PresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi ofEgypt,King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ofJordan,King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalif ofBahrain, Crown PrinceMishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait, PresidentKais Saied ofTunisia, PresidentIsmail Omar Guelleh ofDjibouti, PresidentMahmoud Abbas ofPalestine, EmirSheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani ofQatar, PresidentAzali Assoumani ofComoros, PresidentMohamed Ould Ghazouani ofMauritania, Prime MinisterMohammed Shia' Al Sudani ofIraq, Prime MinisterAziz Akhannouch ofMorocco, Prime MinisterAïmene Benabderrahmane ofAlgeria, and Prime MinisterNajib Mikati ofLebanon, as well as Secretary-GeneralAhmed Aboul Gheit of theArab League and heads of other international organizations.[9]
On the afternoon of December 7, 2022, Xi Jinping arrived in Riyadh. On December 9, the first China-Arab Summit was held at the King Abdulaziz International Convention Center in the Riyadh. Xi Jinping attended the summit and delivered a keynote speech.[10] At the first China-Arab Summit, Xi proposed "eight common actions" for China-Arab practical cooperation. The summit issued the Riyadh Declaration of the First China-Arab Summit, announcing that China and the Arab countries agreed to make every effort to build a China-Arab community of destiny for the new era.[11] The Summit issued the Outline of the Comprehensive Cooperation Program between the People's Republic of China and the Arab States and the Document on Deepening the Sino-Arab Strategic Partnership for Peace and Development.[12][13]
On the morning of Dec. 10, Xi Jinping departed for his home country after attending the China-Arab Summit, the China-Gulf Arab States Cooperation Council Summit and paying a state visit to Saudi Arabia.[14]
