Dubai Chambers is dispatching its largest-ever economic delegation to Shenzhen for the Dubai Business Forum – China following non-oil bilateral trade reaching AED 363.5 billion in 2025. Concurrently, the UAE sent 16 Emirati artificial intelligence experts to Beijing and Shanghai under the National Experts Program to study research, governance, and commercial AI deployment.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed announced that Dubai Chambers is dispatching Dubai's largest-ever economic delegation to Shenzhen for the Dubai Business Forum – China, with bilateral non-oil trade reaching AED 363.5 billion in 2025. Simultaneously, the UAE sent 16 Emirati AI specialists to Beijing and Shanghai under the National Experts Program to study China's AI ecosystem.
Sharjah leadership met with Chinese diplomats on 12 October 2026 to discuss partnerships in artificial intelligence, healthcare, data centres, and automotive manufacturing. Bilateral trade between Sharjah and China reached approximately AED 6.3 billion in 2025, with 851 Chinese enterprises operating in the emirate as of June 2026. Separately, Dubai recorded non-oil trade of AED 363.5 billion with China in 2025 ahead of the Dubai Business Forum in Shenzhen.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced that Dubai Chambers is leading Dubai's largest economic delegation to China to attend the Dubai Business Forum – China in Shenzhen on October 14. Bilateral non-oil trade between Dubai and China reached AED 363.5 billion by 2025, marking a 172-fold increase over 35 years. China currently stands as Dubai's largest trading partner globally.
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