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9/26/25, 4:34 PM Global Digital Trade Expo opens in China with UAE participation

Global Digital Trade Expo opens in China with UAE

participation

WAM
25 Sep 2025, 13:51 GMT+

HANGZHOU, 25th September, 2025 (WAM) -- The fourth Global Digital Trade Expo opened on Thursday in
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, with the UAE taking part as an official Guest of Honour alongside Indonesia.

The opening ceremony was attended by Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, UAE Ambassador to China;
Abdullah Ahmed Al Saleh, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy and Tourism and head of the UAE
delegation; Muhannad Sulaiman Al Naqbi, UAE Consul-General in Shanghai; as well as senior officials,
representatives of government entities and national companies.

In his address, Al Saleh underscored the importance of the event in strengthening global economic cooperation,
particularly in digital trade, which he described as a driver of growth and sustainable development. He thanked
China for inviting the UAE as the Guest of Honour and praised the organisation of the expo.

Al Saleh said UAE-China ties had expanded significantly over the past four decades, making the UAE China's
top non-oil trading partner in the Middle East and Africa and a gateway for more than 60 percent of China's
trade with the region. China is now the UAE's largest global trading partner, reflecting the depth of their
comprehensive strategic partnership.

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