On August 4, 2026, Chinese Ambassador to the UAE Zeng Jixin paid a visit to H.E. Abdulla Ahmed Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability.
Ambassador Zeng stated that under the strategic guidance of Chinese President Xi Jinping and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed, China-UAE relations have maintained a good momentum of development in recent years, consistently ranking among the top in China's relations with countries in the region. China attaches great importance to enhancing exchanges and cooperation with the UAE in the field of sustainable development, and is willing to further strengthen bilateral and multilateral coordination and cooperation to continuously enrich the China-UAE comprehensive strategic partnership.
H.E. Abdulla Ahmed Balalaa highly praised the level of development of UAE-China relations, emphasizing that the UAE highly values China's role as a major power in the field of sustainable development, and is willing to further strengthen cooperation with China in areas such as water resources, working together to contribute more to promoting global sustainable development.