阿联酋希望加入中国“一带一路”计划
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is very interested in China's "Belt and Road" initiative, and would like to join Beijing in promoting their strategic partnership to even higher levels, said China's envoy to the country.
中国驻阿联酋特使宣称，阿联酋对于中国的“一带一路”倡议很感兴趣，希望与中国一起促进双方的战略伙伴关系至更高的水平。
Chang Hua, Chinese ambassador to UAE, made the remarks during a recent interview with Xinhua in the Arab nation's capital.
He said that while China's has been trying to promote its belt and road initiative, the UAE has also put forward a plan to rejuvenate the ancient business route.
Chang also said Beijing's efforts in opening up westward coincide with Abu Dhabi's looking-east policy, and that would strongly boost their pragmatic cooperation under the framework of the belt and road initiative.
Over the past 30-plus years since the establishment of China-UAE diplomatic ties, the two countries have constantly deepened their friendly cooperation in politics, trade, as well as culture and people-to-people exchanges.
In 2012, the two nations officially became strategic partners, and their cooperation since then has never been stronger. For many years, UAE has stayed as China's second largest trading partner and top commodity importer in West Asia and North Africa.