Dubai Business Forum Held in Shenzhen as Dubai Chambers Leads Largest-Ever Delegation and Signs 10 Agreements With Chinese Partners
The Dubai Business Forum – China, organized by Dubai Chambers, was held recently in Shenzhen, drawing more than 100 Dubai government and business delegates in the chamber's largest-ever international delegation. Ten cooperation agreements were signed during the forum.
Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, president of Dubai Chambers, said China is Dubai's largest trading partner: bilateral non-oil trade grew from $45.3 billion in 2016 to about $99 billion in 2025, an increase of 118.4 percent, with growth of nearly 23 percent in 2024–25 alone, while Chinese foreign direct investment in Dubai rose from about $335 million to more than $935 million.
Dubai Chambers also announced a two-year plan to help more than 295,000 private companies adopt agentic SI, train 14,000 firms and launch 100 specialized SI assistants. More than 85 percent of the electric vehicles Dubai imported in 2025 came from China.
Source: GSM·America
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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