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China’s Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East tour

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping (not pictured) and Vuong Dinh Hue (not pictured), Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, at the National Assembly in Hanoi on December 13, 2023. (FILE/AFP)

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Updated 13 December 2025

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December 13, 2025 05:55

China’s Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East tour

Wang, on a three-nation tour of the Middle East that began on Friday, held talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi

Updated 13 December 2025

Reuters

December 13, 2025 05:55

BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his United Arab Emirates counterpart on Friday, pledging deeper cooperation in investment, oil and gas, and infrastructure with the Gulf country, China’s foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Wang, on a three-nation tour of the Middle East that began on Friday, held talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, the ministry said.
“China is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges with the UAE, consolidate political mutual trust and elevate bilateral relations,” Wang said. (Reporting by Ethan Wang and Liz Lee; Editing by William Mallard)