China–UAE News
China Expands Water Desalination and Purification Tech Exports to the Middle East
Chinese manufacturers are scaling up exports of desalination membranes, filtration machinery, and engineering services to countries including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. China exported more than $2 billion worth of water filtering and purifying equipment in 2025, driven by heavy domestic investment in water security. Gulf utilities are increasingly sourcing components from Chinese suppliers, with Saudi developer ACWA Power buying roughly 70 percent of its global water equipment from China.
