Six cooperation agreements reached at China-UAE trade promotion event in Dubai

The China-UAE Trade and Capital Market Forum, or the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo Roadshow, was held Thursday in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), leading to the signing of six major cooperation agreements between the two countries.

Bringing together more than 120 representatives from business associations and enterprises from China and the UAE, the event saw the six agreements cover such key sectors as finance, energy and infrastructure.

A representative from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) emphasized the UAE's crucial role as a bridge for trade between the East and West in trade and economic exchanges.

"This year, we will put more emphasis on international cooperation, especially on how foreign companies can localize their supply chains in China, and on how Chinese companies can localize their supply chains abroad," said Lin Shunjie, chairman of the China International Exhibition Center Group Corporation Ltd., in an interview with China Central Television on the sidelines of the event.

Attendees from the political and business sectors of the UAE, who have been long following up the Chinese government policies, expressed their continued commitment to strengthening cooperation with China in the development of industrial and supply chains.

"We are now witnessing even with all this turbulence around the world. China is an economy still standing and still growing thanks to the Chinese government policies to manage this turbulence around the world. I think, with more opening-up policy that China is practicing, the more opportunities for the world," said Kassem Tofailli, president of Arab Chinese Cooperation and Development Association.

Six cooperation agreements reached at China-UAE trade promotion event in Dubai

Six cooperation agreements reached at China-UAE trade promotion event in Dubai

Six cooperation agreements reached at China-UAE trade promotion event in Dubai

Six cooperation agreements reached at China-UAE trade promotion event in Dubai

Protests against federal immigration enforcement are spreading across the United States, with the latest demonstration unfolding directly in front of the White House.

Early Saturday, more than a hundred demonstrators gathered there, demanding changes to the Trump administration's immigration policies and accountability for recent shootings involving federal agents.

Immigrant rights and civil rights groups said this weekend's rallies mark a coordinated national response. Demonstrations are planned or already underway in major cities including Philadelphia, as well as across states such as North Carolina, Florida, Texas, and Washington, D.C., where organizers are calling for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be removed from local communities.

The nationwide protests follow a deadly week in which three people were shot by federal agents in two days.

In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a 37-year-old woman, Renee Good, was killed during an enforcement operation by the ICE. A day later in Portland, Oregon, a man and a woman were wounded during a separate federal operation.

In the aftermath, Minnesota state officials accused the Trump administration of blocking their investigation by denying access to key evidence and prematurely drawing conclusions before a full review could be completed.

On Friday, Donald Trump defended the Department of Homeland Security's actions, sharply criticizing Minnesota leaders and calling them corrupt.

Local leaders have pushed back. During a Saturday news conference, the mayor of Minneapolis described ICE agents' actions as reckless.

Officials in both Minneapolis and Portland continue urging demonstrators to remain peaceful as protests intensify nationwide.

According to a 50501 Movement statement issued Friday, at least 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025.

Nationwide protests erupt in US after ICE shootings