mo4ch:>All roads lead to China: 17 Arab countries join Beijing’s new Silk Road | Mo4ch News
Beijing has inked cooperation deals on its multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with 17 Arab countries, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the results of a joint Sino-Arab forum.The second China-Arab Forum on Reform and Development, which was held in Shanghai on Tuesday, attracted more than a hundred businessmen, politicians, and academics from China and Arab states, including Egypt, Lebanon, Djibouti, and Oman. This year’s meeting, dubbed ‘Build the Belt and Road, Share Development and Prosperity’, was dedicated to boosting the project.Also on rt.comSwitzerland backs China’s new Silk Road as Western allies twiddle their thumbsArab countries have shown great interest in cooperation with Beijing. Apart from joining the Belt and Road Initiative, 12 Arab states established strategic partnerships, including comprehensive ones, with China.“The Arab representatives said the BRI cooperation with China brings immense opportunities to Arab countries to advance reform…