Kuwait became the first Gulf Arab country to establish diplomatic relations with China. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 47 years ago, China-Kuwait economic and trade relations have developed rapidly. At present, China is Kuwait's largest non-oil trading partner, and Kuwait is one of China's most important crude oil suppliers.

China is the UK's third largest foreign trade country and largest importer

Trade "Highlight" - Energy Cooperation On May 15, 2018, China and Oman jointly signed the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Sultanate of Oman on Jointly Promoting the Construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road". China is willing to focus on promoting practical cooperation in the fields of connectivity, industrial parks, energy, production capacity, science and technology, finance, ports and other fields between the two countries through the joint construction of the "Belt and Road".

As an important node of the "Belt and Road", West Asian countries can consolidate and strengthen their hub status in the economic and trade exchanges between Asia, Europe and Africa, which is very important for the upgrading of traditional commodities and personnel hubs such as the United Arab Emirates. At the same time, West Asian countries can also become a base for cooperation in related industries represented by energy, and can effectively exert their advantages through the “Belt and Road” initiative and consolidate their own global status.