The 7th edition of the China-Arab States Expo opened on Thursday in Yinchuan, northwestern China, attracting over 7,600 participants and more than 2,200 companies and institutions from 75 countries and regions.

For the first time in the event’s history, all 22 Arab states are participating, alongside delegations from 31 Chinese provincial-level regions, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

The expo is divided into six major sections highlighting Belt and Road cooperation, regional economic partnerships, state-owned central enterprises, clean energy, digital economy, and specialized products, providing a platform to strengthen economic and trade ties between China and the Arab world.