Charming Zhangzhou Tour Schedule

September 5-6

Date

Items

Activities

Note

September 6

Leave for Zhangzhou city

08:30-10:50

Depart from the hotel at 8:30 to Gulei Development Zone, Zhangzhou city

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Visit

10:50-11:20

Visit the planning exhibition hall of Gulei Development Zone, Zhangzhou city

The visit is accompanied by leaders of Zhangzhou city.

Visit

11:20-12:00

Visit the China-Saudi Arabia ethylene project

Lunch break

12:00-14:00

Gulei Development Zone Government Hotel

Lunch

Return to downtown Zhangzhou

14:00-16:00

Depart from Gulei Development Zone Government Hotel to visit enterprises in Zhangzhou city

The visit is accompanied by Party secretary of Zhangzhou Municipal Party Committee or mayor of the city.

Visit

16:00-16:40

Visit the Zhangzhou City Exhibition Hall

Informal discussion

17:00-17:30

Have an informal discussion with municipal leaders of Zhangzhou city at Zhangzhou Hotel

Leaders of Zhangzhou city and the city’s commerce bureau and foreign affairs office attend the meeting.

Dinner

18:00-19:30

Reception dinner by Zhangzhou Municipal People’s Government

Party secretary of Zhangzhou or mayor of the city attends the dinner, accompanied by other municipal leaders and leaders of the commerce bureau and the foreign affairs office.

Return to Xiamen

19:30-21:00

Return to the Xiamen International Conference Hotel

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Schedule during the CIFIT

September 7-8

Date

Items

Activities

Note

September 7

Breakfast

07:00-09:00

Ambassadors and their entourage have breakfast at the hotel cafeteria.

Halal food and tableware are available.

Meeting with ambassadors

Time to be confirmed

Discussion with ambassadors

To be determined.The time of ambassadors and city leaders shall prevail.

Leave for the forum venue

14:00-14:30

Leave for Xiamen International Conference Center

Address: Multi-Functional Hall, 5th Floor, Xiamen International Conference Center

Forum

14:30-17:30

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The agenda for the forum is attached.

Return to the hotel

17:30-18:00

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Government reception dinner

19:00-20:00

CIFIT Organizing Committee and Fujian Provincial People’s Government hold a reception dinner for ambassadors.

The time will be subject to the notification from CIFIT Organizing Committee.

September 8

Opening ceremony of CIFIT

10:00-12:00

Ambassadors attend the opening ceremony of CIFIT.

Lujiang Hall, Exhibition Pavilion B2, Exhibition Center

September 8-11

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CIFIT

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Time to be confirmed

Return

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Agenda of the 4th China-Arab Trade and Investment Summit

September 7  14:30-17:30

Sessions

Time

Activities

Guests

Sign in

14:00-14:30

Guests enter the conference venue and watch the warm-up promotional video.

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Opening ceremony

14:30-14:40

The host introduces the guests present.

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14:40-14:45

Speeches by the guiding units

Qu Yingpu, publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily

14:45-14:50

Huang Na’en, deputy director and primary inspector of Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce

14:50-14:55

Speech by the organizer

Ge Jia, executive director of China-Arab TV

Diplomat speech

14:55-15:00

Speeches by foreign diplomats in China

Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade (video)

15:00-15:05

Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri, ambassador of the UAE to China

15:05-15:10

Abdellahi El Vilaly, ambassador of Mauritania to China

15:10-15:15

Maoulana Charif, ambassador of Union of Comoros to China

15:15-15:20

Hassane Rabehi, Algerian ambassador to China

15:20-15:25

Mhd. Hasanein Khaddam,

Syrian ambassador to China (video)

15:25-15:30

Abdulrahman Ahmad H. Alharbi, ambassador of Saudi Arabia to China (video)

15:30-15:35

Nagra Naguib, Egyptian chargé d’affaires in China (video)

15:35-15:40

Nasser Bourita, Moroccan minister of foreign affairs

Invited guest speech

15:40-15:45

Speeches by invited guests

Wu Sike, former special envoy for China on the Middle East issue, former Chinese ambassador to Saudi Arabia,  former Chinese ambassador to Egypt and plenipotentiary representative to the League of Arab States (video)

15:45-15:50

Zhang Xinzhu, member of the standing committee of the CPC Qingdao Municipal Committee, secretary of the CPC Jiaozhou Municipal Committee,

secretary of the Party working committee and director of administrative committee of the China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Area, secretary of the Party working committee of Qingdao Jiaodong Airport Economic Demonstration Zone

15:50-15:55

Ye Dongbai, former director of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China

15:55-15:55

Chen Zhiwei, deputy director of the Department of Commerce of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Project

promotion

15:55-16:05

Introduction to the China-Saudi Arabia ethylene project at the Gulei Development Zone, Zhangzhou city

Zhao Feng, deputy secretary of the Party working committee and director of administrative committee of Gulei Development Zone, Zhangzhou city, Fujian province

Coffee break

16:05-16:15

Video speech

16:15-16:30

Government and enterprise representatives

Fahad Al Gergawi, CEO of Dubai Investment Development Agency

Lyu Danjie, senior adviser of National Trade and Investment of Dubai Chamber of Commerce

Wang Guihai, general manager of PetroChina Middle East Company

Wang Yizhou, general manager of China Mobile Middle East and Africa Company

Ibrahim Al Sheikh, chairman of Al Sheikh Group

Abdulrahman Al Qahtani, vice president of Sumou Group

Hou Wang, deputy general manager of China Construction Bank Dubai International Financial Center Branch

Keynote speech

16:30-16:35

Global development initiative

brings opportunities

for China-Arab investment cooperation

Wang Guangda,

secretary-general of the China-Arab Research Center on Reform and Development and professor at the Shanghai International Studies University (video)

16:35-16:40

Zou Jianglei, president of First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) Shanghai Branch and CEO of FAB China

Sofa forum I

16:40-17:00

Topic: Open Cooperation, Building the Road of Sci-tech Innovation between China and Arab Countries

【Host】

Xiong Kaisheng, director of government affairs of China Arab TV

Zhou Liang, EY government & public sector consulting partner

Li Qing, co-founder, director and deputy general manager of  Shandong Focusfreda Biotech Co Ltd

Guo Jiancheng, general manager of Quara Holding China

Sofa forum II

17:00-17:20

Topic: Data Driven, Working Together to Create a Future of Integrated Development

【Host】

Leen Aslan (Jordan), host of

China Arab TV

Pan Zhongming, deputy secretary-general of China Daily

Li Ning, deputy director of the Technical Committee of the China International Electronic Commerce Center, Ministry of Commerce of China

Su Jia, chief representative of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) in China

Zhou Fang, deputy director of Department of Arabic of School of Asian and African Studies of Shanghai International Studies University

Contract signing and

group photo taking

17:20-17:30

Signing ceremonies

Exhibition Affairs Center of the Department of Commerce of Ningxia Hui autonomous region and China Arab TV; Akegude (Beijing) International Trade Co Ltd and Shandong Focusfreda Biotech Co Ltd; China (Fujian) Foreign Trade Center (Holdings) Co Ltd and Saudi Silk Road Industrial Services Limited Liability Comapany