China, GCC countries to bolster biz relations

Beijing to align policies and plans with Gulf states for shared growth

China and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries will further deepen their partnership by leveraging their respective strengths and capitalizing on emerging opportunities in order to foster long-term collaboration and mutual benefit, officials and experts said on Thursday.

Efforts to forge closer ties between China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative with the development strategies of GCC member states will push ahead toward greater regional connectivity and shared growth, they said at the two-day China-GCC Countries Forum on Industrial and Investment Cooperation in Xiamen, Fujian province.

The strong economic complementarity between China and GCC countries will further solidify their natural partnership, said Zhao Chenxin, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission.