FROM DECEMBER 7TH TO 10TH, PRESIDENT XI JINPING WENT TO RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA TO ATTEND THE FIRST CHINA ARAB STATES SUMMIT AND THE FIRST CHINA GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL SUMMIT, AND PAID A STATE VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA.THIS IS PRESIDENT XI JINPING'S FIRST VISIT TO A MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL CONVENING OF THE 20TH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA, AND ALSO THE HIGHEST LEVEL DIPLOMATIC ACTION CHINA HAS TAKEN TOWARDS THE ARAB WORLD SINCE THE FOUNDING OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.IT HAS BEEN BREWING FOR A LONG TIME, EAGERLY ANTICIPATED, ATTRACTING WORLDWIDE ATTENTION, AND YIELDING FRUITFUL RESULTS. （1） HISTORICAL DIMENSION: THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND INTERSECTION OF TWO GREAT CIVILIZATIONSTHIS IS NOT ONLY A JOURNEY OF INHERITANCE, BUT ALSO A JOURNEY OF INNOVATION, WITH THE AIM OF PROMOTING THE TRADITIONAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN CHINA AND ARAB COUNTRIES, THE CENTRAL SEA, AND CHINA SAUDI ARABIA, AND OPENING A NEW ERA OF RELATIONS BETWEEN CHINA AND THE ARAB WORLD, GULF ARAB COUNTRIES, AND SAUDI ARABIA TRACING BACK TO THE SOURCE IS TO DRAW WISDOM AND STRENGTH FROM HISTORY, AND TO CLARIFY THE DIRECTION OF PROGRESS.IN THE LONG RIVER OF HISTORY MEASURED BY THE MILLENNIUM, THE TWO GREAT CIVILIZATIONS OF CHINA AND ARAB COUNTRIES SHINE TOGETHER AT BOTH ENDS OF THE ASIAN CONTINENT. THE TWO SIDES HAVE KNOWN AND INTERSECTED ALONG THE SILK ROAD, SHARED WEAL AND WOE IN THE STRUGGLE FOR NATIONAL LIBERATION, COOPERATED AND WON IN THE WAVE OF ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION, AND UPHELD MORALITY IN THE CHANGING INTERNATIONAL SITUATION. THEY HAVE WRITTEN A GOOD STORY OF EAST WEST INTEGRATION, MUTUAL LEARNING, MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE.TRUE CIVILIZATION KNOWS HOW TO RESPECT EACH OTHER. IN THE CURRENT INTERNATIONAL SITUATION, CHINA AND ARAB COUNTRIES JOINTLY PROMOTE THE COMMON VALUES OF PEACE, DEVELOPMENT, FAIRNESS, JUSTICE, DEMOCRACY, AND FREEDOM FOR ALL MANKIND, AND ESTABLISH A MODEL OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND MUTUAL LEARNING IN THE NEW ERA. THIS IS NOT ONLY A CONTINUATION OF THE MILLENNIUM FRIENDSHIP, BUT ALSO HAS SIGNIFICANT PRACTICAL AND FAR-REACHING HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.（2） REALITY DIMENSION: STRATEGIC CHOICES UNDER CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCESAT PRESENT, THE CENTURY LONG CHANGES ARE ACCELERATING, THE CENTURY OLD EPIDEMIC IS REPEATEDLY DELAYING, AND THE WORLD HAS ENTERED A NEW PERIOD OF TURBULENCE AND CHANGE. HOLDING THE FIRST CHINA ARAB SUMMIT IS A STRATEGIC CHOICE FOR BOTH SIDES TO STRENGTHEN UNITY AND COOPERATION IN THE CURRENT SITUATION AT PRESENT, CHINA HAS EMBARKED ON A NEW JOURNEY OF BUILDING A SOCIALIST MODERN COUNTRY IN AN ALL-ROUND WAY, AND IS COMPREHENSIVELY PROMOTING THE GREAT REJUVENATION OF THE CHINESE NATION WITH CHINESE PATH TO MODERNIZATION; ARAB COUNTRIES ALSO FACE THE HISTORICAL TASK OF ACHIEVING NATIONAL REJUVENATION AND ACCELERATING NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. SIMILAR HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES, SHARED DEVELOPMENT DREAMS, AND MUTUAL TRUST AND SUPPORT HAVE ATTRACTED AND FIRMLY BROUGHT CHINA AND ARAB COUNTRIES TOGETHER.IN THE PAST DECADE, CHINA ARAB RELATIONS HAVE ENTERED A NEW ERA, WITH A SERIES OF LANDMARK AND BREAKTHROUGH ACHIEVEMENTS IN VARIOUS FIELDS. TAKING THE ECONOMIC AND TRADE FIELD ALONE AS AN EXAMPLE, IN THE PAST 10 YEARS, THE TRADE VOLUME BETWEEN CHINA AND ARAB COUNTRIES HAS INCREASED BY 100 BILLION US DOLLARS, WITH A TOTAL VALUE EXCEEDING 300 BILLION US DOLLARS; CHINA'S DIRECT INVESTMENT IN ARAB COUNTRIES HAS INCREASED BY 2.6 TIMES, WITH A STOCK OF 23 BILLION US DOLLARS; THE JOINT CONSTRUCTION OF THE "THE BELT AND ROAD" AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MORE THAN 200 PROJECTS HAVE BENEFITED NEARLY 2 BILLION PEOPLE FROM BOTH SIDES... THE TANGIBLE AND IMPRESSIVE RESULTS SHOW THE GREAT POTENTIAL OF CHINA ARAB COOPERATION.DURING HIS VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA, PRESIDENT XI JINPING PROFOUNDLY EXPOUNDED ON THE SPIRIT OF CHINA ARAB FRIENDSHIP OF "MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, EQUALITY AND MUTUAL BENEFIT, INCLUSIVENESS AND MUTUAL LEARNING", AND POINTED OUT THE PATH TO BUILDING A CLOSER CHINA ARAB COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE THROUGH THE FOUR "WE MUST". HE PROPOSED THE "EIGHT COMMON ACTIONS" FOR PRAGMATIC COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND ARAB COUNTRIES, AS WELL AS THE FIVE KEY AREAS OF CHINA ARAB COOPERATION, WHICH RECEIVED POSITIVE RESPONSES FROM ALL PARTIES PRESENT.ABUNDANT ACHIEVEMENTS AND DIVERSE HIGHLIGHTS. CHINA'S STATEMENTS SUCH AS "FULLY UTILIZING THE SHANGHAI PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS TRADING CENTER PLATFORM TO CARRY OUT RMB SETTLEMENT OF OIL AND GAS TRADE", "STRENGTHENING 5G AND 6G TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION", AND "WELCOMING ASTRONAUTS FROM THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COUNTRIES TO ENTER THE CHINESE SPACE STATION" HAVE RECEIVED HIGH ATTENTION AND DISCUSSION FROM INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION. THE SUCCESSIVE DECLARATIONS, JOINT STATEMENTS, AND COOPERATION DOCUMENTS FURTHER DEMONSTRATE THE POSITIVE WILLINGNESS OF CHINA ARAB STATES, CHINA SEA, AND CHINA SAUDI ARABIA TO UNITE AND COOPERATE.CHINA AND ARAB COUNTRIES ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION, AND STRENGTHENING COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES IS OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE. THE HOLDING OF THE "THREE RING SUMMIT" OF LEADERS FROM CHINA, ARAB COUNTRIES, CHINA, AND SAUDI ARABIA FULLY DEMONSTRATES THAT UNITY, COOPERATION, MUTUAL RESPECT, EQUAL TREATMENT, AND MUTUAL BENEFIT ARE THE WILL AND TREND OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.（3） FUTURE DIMENSION: JOURNEY OF DESTINY AND SHARED PATHWE UNANIMOUSLY AGREE TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO BUILD A CHINA ARAB COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE FOR MANKIND IN THE NEW ERA, WITH THE AIM OF STRENGTHENING CHINA ARAB SOLIDARITY AND COOPERATION, ASSISTING IN THE REJUVENATION OF OUR RESPECTIVE ETHNIC GROUPS, PROMOTING REGIONAL PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT, UPHOLDING INTERNATIONAL FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE, AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE FOR MANKIND. "- THE RIYADH DECLARATION OF THE FIRST CHINA ARAB SUMMIT.IN THE UNPRECEDENTED GLOBAL CHANGES, CHINA AND ARAB COUNTRIES HAVE DECLARED THEIR JOINT EFFORTS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE FOR MANKIND, DEMONSTRATING THAT THE CONCEPT OF BUILDING A COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE FOR MANKIND HAS GAINED INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD RECOGNITION AND WELCOME IN THE WORLD, INDICATING THAT PROMOTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE FOR MANKIND WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT FROM CONSENSUS TO ACTION. OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE HEAD OF STATE DIPLOMACY, CHINA'S CHARACTERISTIC DIPLOMACY AS A MAJOR COUNTRY HAS BEEN MAGNIFICENT, AND THE CONCEPT OF BUILDING A COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE FOR MANKIND HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY PROMOTED.LOOKING BACK AT 2022, FROM THE "WINTER OLYMPICS AGREEMENT" AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO THE "HEAD OF STATE DIPLOMACY MONTH" AT THE END OF THE YEAR, UNDER THE BANNER OF PROMOTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE FOR MANKIND, CHINA'S DIPLOMACY HAS ACHIEVED FRUITFUL RESULTS. THE TRIPS TO CENTRAL ASIA, SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST... CHINA AND RELEVANT PARTIES HAVE ACHIEVED IMPORTANT RESULTS IN JOINTLY BUILDING A BILATERAL COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE AND A REGIONAL COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE.THE REPORT OF THE 20TH CPC NATIONAL CONGRESS POINTED OUT THAT BUILDING A COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE FOR MANKIND IS THE FUTURE OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. THIS TRIP TO SAUDI ARABIA ONCE AGAIN DEMONSTRATES TO THE WORLD THAT, FACING THE FUTURE AND ON THE BRIGHT PATH OF BUILDING A COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE FOR MANKIND, CHINA WILL CONTINUE TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH ALL PROGRESSIVE FORCES IN THE WORLD.PLANNING: NI SIYI, HUO XIAOGUANGLEAD AUTHORS: YANG YIJUN, WEN WEN, HU GUANCOORDINATION: LIU HUA, HUANG QUANQUAN, WANG XUANVISUAL | EDITOR: BAO YUHANJOINTLY PRODUCED BY XINHUA NEWS AGENCY'S DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENTSPRODUCED BY XINHUA NEWS AGENCY'S FIRST STUDIO