Chinese-Iraqi Relations in 65 year: Future Challenges and Opportunities
Cui Wei, Ambassador of the Republic of China to Iraq
China has a long-standing connection with Iraq and other Arab nations that is strongly established in history. Out of basic ambitions for peaceful connection, our ancestors created the historic Silk Road more than 2,000 years ago, and Iraq was a valuable asset. Over a long period of time, China, Iraq, and other Arab nations worked together to build the Silk Road principles of harmony, cooperation, openness, tolerance, mutual benefit, and win-win outcomes.
Iraq is currently the third-largest trading partner in the West Asia and North Africa region and one of the main markets for engineering contracting after China and Iraq signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2015 regarding cooperation in building the “Belt and Road”. As a result, economic and trade cooperation between the two countries has accelerated.
