攜手前行，共創未來 

中華人民共和國主席　

習近平

Working Hand in Hand for a Better Future 

Xi Jinping 

President of the People's Republic of China

應哈利法總統邀請，我將于7月19日對阿拉伯聯合酋長國進行國事訪問。這是我今年首次出訪的第一站，也是我再次當選中國國家主席后訪問的第一個阿拉伯國家。

I will pay a state visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on July 19th at the invitation of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The UAE will be the first stop of my first overseas trip this year and also the first Arab state I will visit since my re-election as President of the People's Republic of China.

中阿兩國人民友誼源遠流長。早在2000多年前，我們的祖先就通過古代絲綢之路互通有無、相知相交。7世紀，雙方又打通了海上貿易往來通道，中國的絲綢、瓷器銷往阿拉伯半島、東非、歐洲，阿拉伯香料和珍珠也登船經印度洋前往中國。

The friendship between the peoples of China and the UAE dates back to ancient times. Our ancestors started trade through the ancient Silk Road well over 2,000 years ago and forged a friendship that remains vibrant to this day. With the opening of trade routes at sea in the 7th century, Chinese silk and porcelain were marketed to the Arabian Peninsula, East Africa and Europe while Arab spices and pearls were brought to Asia through the Indian Ocean.

1984年中國同阿聯酋建交，掀開了交往合作的嶄新篇章。過去的34年，是兩國傳統友好深化發展、民間往來迸發涌流的活躍時期，中國人民不會忘記2008年中國四川汶川特大地震發生后，阿聯酋政府捐款5000萬美元所體現出的患難真情。過去的34年，是兩國快速發展、在歐亞大陸兩端創造發展奇跡的時期，如今中國已成長為世界經濟增長的重要引擎，阿聯酋也成為阿拉伯世界的發展綠洲。過去的34年，是兩國探索適合自身國情發展道路的時期，兩國在加速邁向現代化的同時都保持了自身獨立性。兩國發展理念相近，政策目標相通，合作紐帶越來越緊，已成為發展建設中優勢互補的真誠朋友，溝通協調國際和地區事務的重要伙伴。

In 1984, China and the UAE established diplomatic ties, opening a new chapter in the bilateral exchanges and cooperation.

The past 34 years have seen a most dynamic growth of China-UAE traditional friendship and people-to-people exchanges. In the wake of the deadly earthquakes in 2008 which devastated Wenchuan in China's Sichuan Province, the UAE government donated 50 million U.S. dollars. The Chinese people will always remember the solidarity and compassion that came from the UAE.

The past 34 years have seen a robust expansion of our economies in a development miracle occurring on both ends of the Eurasian continent. China has emerged as a strong driving force for world economic growth and the UAE has become an oasis of development for the Arab world.

The past 34 years have also seen a fruitful effort of our two nations each to explore a development path befitting our respective circumstances. In the process of an accelerated modernization drive, our independence has remained intact. The development philosophies and policy objectives of our countries are similar. Our bonds of cooperation are growing stronger. China and the UAE have become bosom friends who help and complement each other, and important partners who always communicate and coordinate with each other on regional and international affairs.

2012年，阿聯酋成為首個同中國建立戰略伙伴關系的海灣阿拉伯國家，雙邊合作快速發展，內涵更加豐富。特別是2015年12月，阿布扎比王儲穆罕默德訪華，我們就發展中阿關系達成重要共識，引領兩國友好合作取得了一系列標志性成就。

In 2012, China and the UAE established a strategic partnership. The UAE is the first Gulf state to have done so with China. Thanks to the strategic partnership, our bilateral cooperation has embarked on a fast track and covered more areas. What should be specially mentioned is the visit to China by Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi in December 2015. During his visit, the Crown Prince and I reached an important consensus on the way forward for a stronger relationship between the two countries. China-UAE friendly cooperation has since made landmark achievements.

——能源合作延伸到上游。2017年，阿方將阿布扎比陸上石油區塊共計12%的特許經營權授予中國企業，這是中國在中東產油國首次獲得上游合作份額。2018年3月，阿方又將阿布扎比海上石油區塊所屬2個油田各10%的特許經營權授予中國企業。

-- Our upstream energy cooperation is off to a good start. In 2017, the UAE awarded Chinese companies a combined 12 percent stakes in Abu Dhabi's onshore oil concession, the first time for China to acquire stakes in upstream cooperation in an oil-producing country in the Middle East. In March 2018, the UAE awarded a Chinese entity another 10 percent stake in each of the two offshore concessions in Abu Dhabi.

——產能合作邁出歷史性步伐。中阿聯合建設運營的哈利法港二期集裝箱碼頭項目將于2019年第一季度投入運營，年處理能力240萬標準箱。設在哈利法港臨港工業區的中阿產能合作示范園進展良好，目前共有16家企業簽署入園意向協議，投資總額約64億元人民幣。

-- Our industrial capacity cooperation has made historic progress. The Khalifa Port Container Terminal Two, a project jointly built and operated by Chinese and UAE companies with a designed annual capacity of 2.4 million TEUs, will be up and running in the first quarter of 2019. The China-UAE Industrial Capacity Cooperation Demonstration Zone located in the Khalifa Industrial Zone has made good progress. As things stand now, 16 enterprises have signed letters of intent with a committed investment of 6.4 billion yuan.

——高新領域合作逐步興起。中阿合作建設中的迪拜700兆瓦光熱發電項目是世界上規模最大、技術最先進的光熱發電站；作為絲路基金在中東的首單投資，哈斯彥清潔煤電站建成后也將是中東首個清潔燃煤電站。

-- Our new and high technology cooperation is on the rise. The 700-MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), a China-UAE joint project, is under construction in Dubai. It will be the world's largest and most advanced solar thermal power plant. The Hassyan Clean Coal Power Plant, the first Middle East project financed by the Silk Road Fund, will be the first clean coal plant in the region upon completion.

——金融合作深入開展。2015年12月，兩國央行續簽本幣互換協議，簽署在阿聯酋建立人民幣清算安排合作備忘錄，并同意將人民幣合格境外機構投資者試點擴大到阿聯酋。中阿共同投資基金已完成12個項目、總額10.7億美元的投資決策。

-- Our financial cooperation is growing in depth. In December 2015, the central banks of our two countries renewed their currency swap agreement and signed an MOU on RMB clearing arrangements in the UAE. The two central banks also agreed to expand the RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (RQFII) pilot area to the UAE. The China-UAE Joint Investment Fund has finalized its plans for investment in 12 projects valued at 1.07 billion U.S. dollars.

——人文交流蓬勃發展。阿聯酋成為中國公民首站旅游人數最多的中東阿拉伯國家，2017年，中國赴阿聯酋游客數量首次突破100萬人次，在阿聯酋過境游客約350萬人次。2017年，阿聯酋在中東國家中率先獲得持普通護照公民赴華免簽待遇。阿聯酋“青年大使”項目迄今已成功舉辦6屆中國行活動，百余名阿聯酋青年精英赴華交流參訪。

-- Our people-to-people and cultural exchanges are multiplying. The UAE is now the most favored first stop for Chinese tourists traveling to Arab destinations in the Middle East. In 2017, the number of Chinese tourist arrivals in the UAE exceeded the mark of one million for the first time in history, and about 3.5 million Chinese tourists transited through the UAE. Starting from 2017, UAE citizens traveling on ordinary passports may visit China visa-free. The UAE is the first Middle East country to have been granted such visa-exemption treatment by China. Moreover, the UAE Youth Ambassadors Program has organized six China tours for over 100 young people from the UAE.

新的征程需要果敢的引領者，新的使命需要勇毅的擔當者。我在2014年面向阿拉伯世界提出共建“一帶一路”倡議，得到所有阿拉伯國家熱烈響應。阿布扎比王儲穆罕默德更是富有遠見地回應說：“在以新的絲綢之路這一現代方式加強中國同阿拉伯世界溝通的橋梁上，我們有著共同的抱負。這一合作框架之所以必要，是因為盡管我們的關系已取得了快速發展，但我們的雄心遠高于此。”

A new journey needs leaders with strong resolve. A new mission needs people with strong commitment. In 2014, I called on the Arab world to join in Belt and Road cooperation. The Arab states responded favorably to my invitation. The Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi noted in his visionary statement that we share the aspiration of building stronger ties between the Arab world and China in such a modern way as the new Silk Road, and that the cooperation under this framework is highly necessary because we have far greater ambitions, albeit the rapid growth of our bilateral relations.

共建“一帶一路”植根于古絲綢之路的歷史土壤，順應阿拉伯國家推進經濟多元化和工業化的發展需求。我期待通過這次訪問，同阿聯酋領導人一道描繪合作藍圖，釋放合作潛力，為中阿關系提擋加速，打造中阿共建“一帶一路”命運共同體，更好造福兩國人民。

Belt and Road cooperation is rooted in the history of the ancient Silk Road and dovetails with the development needs of Arab states, especially their economic diversification and industrialization. I look forward to working with the UAE leaders to draw up a blueprint for China-UAE cooperation so as to unlock its full potentials and advance China-UAE relations at a higher level and speed and build a China-UAE community of shared future in Belt and Road cooperation. Hopefully we will be able to deliver more tangible benefits to our two peoples through these endeavors.

我希望，兩國攜起手來：

To this end, I hope that our two countries will work hand in hand as:

——做真誠互信的戰略伙伴。當今世界正處在大發展大變革大調整時期，中阿應該加強溝通和協調，維護和拓展雙方在國際和地區事務中的共同利益，為促進世界和平、穩定、繁榮貢獻正能量。

-- Strategic partners who truly trust each other. Given the unprecedented development, transformation and adjustment the world is undergoing, China and the UAE need to strengthen their communication and coordination, safeguard and expand their common interests in regional and international affairs, and jointly contribute to world peace, stability and prosperity.

——做共贏共享的合作伙伴。中阿應該在共建“一帶一路”框架內加強政策溝通，加快融合發展，共同維護多邊貿易體制，推動經濟全球化朝著更加開放、包容、普惠、平衡、共贏的方向發展。

-- Collaborative partners who pursue win-win outcomes and mutual benefits. Under the framework of Belt and Road cooperation, China and the UAE need to strengthen policy communication, speed up integrated development, uphold the multilateral trading system, and see that economic globalization is more open, inclusive, balanced and beneficial to all.

——做互學互鑒的交往伙伴。中阿應該加強文化、教育、旅游、青年、媒體等領域合作，做不同宗教、不同文明對話互鑒的橋梁。中方將在阿布扎比開設中國文化中心，支持并參與迪拜在2020年舉辦中東地區首屆世博會。

-- Interactive partners who learn from each other. China and the UAE need to deepen cooperation in culture, education, tourism, youth, media and other areas, and promote dialogue and mutual learning between religions and civilizations. In this connection, China will open a Chinese culture center in Abu Dhabi. China will support and participate in Expo 2020 Dubai, which will be the first Expo held in the Middle East.

——做實踐先行的創新伙伴。我們是敢為人先、追求卓越的民族，中方正在實施創新驅動發展戰略，阿聯酋也在推進“國家創新戰略”、“2050能源戰略”、“第四次工業革命六大支柱設想”，雙方可以同向發力、相互促進，在更多高新技術領域尋求合作突破。

-- Innovative partners who champion result-oriented actions. Both our nations are known for a trail-blazing spirit and pursuit of excellence. China is implementing its innovation-driven development strategy, and the UAE is acting on its National Innovation Strategy, Energy Strategy 2050 and a six-pillar plan for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Our two countries may work in concert to seek new breakthroughs in new- and high-tech cooperation.

時代潮流滾滾向前，世界發展常變常新。中阿兩國雖然相距遙遠、國情千差萬別，但都擁有極具奮斗精神、創造精神、追夢精神的人民。我曾說過，“中國人民自古就明白，世界上沒有坐享其成的好事，要幸福就要奮斗”。阿聯酋“國父”扎耶德總統也說過，“為國家帶來進步的不僅僅是石油，還有這個國家人民所作出的努力”。只要兩國人民共同支持和參與，就一定能夠創造兩國合作共贏新歷史，為我們共同的世界、共同的未來作出更大貢獻。

As time marches on, the world changes and evolves into a new one. Our two countries are geographically far apart and different in national conditions. But we are both proud to have an enterprising and creative people who never give up their dreams.

I once said, we Chinese have realized since the beginning of our nation that there is no such a thing as sitting idle and enjoying all the benefits. Happiness is to be earned through hard work. Similarly, the founding father of the UAE, His Highness President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, aptly noted that oil alone cannot bring progress to a country and that it must be combined with the hard work of its people. I am convinced that with the support and participation of our two peoples, we will be able to make history with our mutually-beneficial cooperation and contribute more to the world and the future that we share.

(Source: Xinhua)