It's not the backyard of a major country either. Wang Yi Meets with the Speaker of the Arab Parliament: There is never a "vacuum" in the Middle East. The Arab Parliament | Arab | Speaker
On August 29th, Wang Yi, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office, met with the visiting Chairman of the Arab Parliament, Ou Shumi, in Beijing.
Wang Yi stated that the first China Arab Summit was successfully held in Saudi Arabia, becoming an important milestone in China Arab relations. The Chinese side is willing to continue to firmly support each other with the Arab side, strengthen the exchange of experience in governance, deepen practical cooperation in various fields, close cultural exchanges and mutual learning, promote the construction of the China Arab Cooperation Forum, and make the people of both sides good friends who know and interact with each other. We look forward to the Arab parliament serving as the representative body of Arab public opinion and making greater contributions to this end.
Wang Yi emphasized that there has never been a "vacuum" in the Middle East, and it is not the backyard of major powers. The future and destiny of the region should be in the hands of the countries and people in the region. China will continue to stand on the side of peace, stability, and justice, adhere to the equality of all countries, non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, promote democratization of international relations, advocate multilateralism, oppose unilateral bullying, support Arab countries in safeguarding sovereignty and territorial integrity, and support the early and just resolution of the Palestinian issue.
Wang Yi congratulated Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates on becoming formal members of the BRICS mechanism, stating that this will undoubtedly enhance the influence and role of Arab countries in international affairs. China is willing to work with Arab countries to achieve common development and prosperity, and make new contributions to human development and progress through the two long-standing civilizations of China and Arab countries.
Ou Shumi stated that the Arab China relationship is currently in a golden period. The Afghan side regards China as a trustworthy and sincere strategic partner.The Arab parliament is willing to promote Arab countries to learn and learn from China's governance experience in poverty reduction and other fields, and to push Arab China relations to a new level.
Ou Shumi said that China has always respected sovereignty and non-interference in internal affairs, which has won universal respect from Arab countries.