China avança para aderir ao Acordo de Parceria da Economia Digital, diz Ministério do Comércio

(230922) -- YINCHUAN, Sept. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors learn about smart products at the digital economy exhibition area of the sixth China-Arab States Expo in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 21, 2023. The sixth China-Arab States Expo opened Thursday in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The four-day event draws the participation of guests from more than 50 countries such as Saudi Arabia and Mauritania. This year's expo features trade fairs and forums on trade and investment, modern agriculture, cross-border trade, cultural tourism, health, water resources utilization, and meteorological cooperation. First held in 2013, the China-Arab States Expo has become an important platform for China and Arab states to promote pragmatic cooperation and advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. China is now the Arab states' largest trading partner. China-Arab trade volume almost doubled from the 2012 level to 431.4 billion U.S. dollars last year. In the first half of this year, trade between China and the Arab states reached 199.9 billion dollars. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)