Joint statement between the People's Republic of China and the Sultanate of Oman on the deepening of the China-Oman strategic partnership Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 2 Joint statement between the People's Republic of China and the Sultanate of Oman on the deepening of the China-Oman strategic partnership At the invitation of President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of the Sultanate of Oman paid a state visit to the People's Republic of China between November 1 and 2, 2026. During the visit, President Xi Jinping held fruitful talks with Sultan Haitham in a cordial and friendly atmosphere. Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang met with Haitham Sultan. 1. Both sides agreed that the heads of state diplomacy play an irreplaceable leading strategic role in the development of Sino-Arab relations. Both sides noted that the historical relations between China and the Arabs lasted more than 1,200 years. Sultan Haitham's visit to China is the first visit of an Omani head of state to China since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Oman 48 years ago. At a new historical starting point, the two sides are willing to increase political mutual trust, increase friendly exchanges, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, strengthen coordination and cooperation, and promote the comprehensive and in-depth development of the China-UAE strategic partnership to meet the expectations of the two peoples and achieve the welfare of the two peoples. 2. The two sides recalled the historical exchanges of friendship between the Chinese and Omani people through the Maritime Silk Road, which laid a solid foundation for the relations between the two countries and made a positive contribution to the mutual exchange and interaction between the Chinese civilization and the Arab civilization. 3. Both sides positively assessed the progress achieved in bilateral relations since the establishment of diplomatic relations 48 years ago. Despite the ups and downs over the years, both sides trusted each other, treated each other honestly and respected each other. Sino-Arab relations have become a model of long-term friendship and a shared future. 4. Both sides praised the great progress achieved in bilateral relations since the establishment of the strategic partnership between the two countries in 2018. The two sides have fruitful cooperation in trade, energy, infrastructure construction, investment, finance, high technology and other fields, and have close exchanges in Chinese education, civil aviation, tourism and other fields, which bring tangible benefits to both people. 5. Both sides agreed to continue to support each other on issues related to each other's core interests and major concerns. Afghanistan has ratified UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, reaffirmed its firm commitment to the one-China principle, said that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, and firmly supports all efforts by the Chinese government to achieve national reunification. 6. Afghanistan supports the concept of building a community with a common future for humanity proposed by President Xi Jinping, as well as high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", the global development initiative, the global security initiative, the global civilization initiative, the global governance initiative and other key initiatives. It believes that the above main concepts and initiatives will help to respond to global challenges under the new situation, promote world peace, development and common prosperity, and will help promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction. 7. Afghanistan supports a series of initiatives and proposals proposed by President Xi Jinping to promote peace and stability in the Middle East, and expects China to play a greater role in achieving long-term peace and stability in the Middle East. 8. China strongly supports Oman in maintaining its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, supports the Omani people in taking a modernization path in accordance with its national conditions under the leadership of Sultan Haitham, and supports Oman in accelerating the implementation of its economic diversification strategy. China appreciates Afghanistan's long-term active commitment to eliminating differences, strengthening mutual trust and promoting peace among regional countries, appreciates Afghanistan's important and unique role in hot spot issues in the Middle East and the Gulf, and supports Afghanistan's ongoing efforts to restore regional peace and tranquility at an early date. 9. Both sides agreed that China and Afghanistan have complementary development advantages and should work hand in hand to achieve mutual success on the road to national development and national rejuvenation. Both sides agreed to deepen the strategic alignment between the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative and Oman's "Vision 2040", and to continue expanding the breadth and depth of the practical cooperation between the two countries in various fields, so that the results of the cooperation will be more beneficial to the residents of both countries. 10. Both sides agreed that energy cooperation plays an important and essential role in practical cooperation between the two countries, agreed to promote deeper and more substantial cooperation in the field of oil and natural gas, to actively expand cooperation in new energy fields such as photovoltaics, wind energy, transmission and conversion and energy storage, and to create a new three-dimensional and more comprehensive China-UAE energy pattern. 11. Both sides agreed that the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation represented by artificial intelligence is profoundly changing the production, life and scientific research methods of countries around the world. They are ready to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence and cooperate in the implementation of artificial intelligence technology, digital infrastructure required for artificial intelligence, cooperation and support for investments in artificial intelligence in start-ups and risk management in artificial intelligence. In addition, they will cooperate in the field of aviation and space to promote quality economic development of both countries and share the benefits of artificial intelligence development. China appreciates Oman for signing the agreement to establish the global cooperation in artificial intelligence and becoming a founding member of the global cooperation in artificial intelligence, and welcomes Oman to play an active role in the organization. 12. Both parties agree that strengthening the two-way cooperation in investments will help deepen the mutual benefit and win-win results between the two countries, and are ready to actively encourage and support enterprises with the ability and desire to invest and establish businesses in other countries. Both sides welcome the conference to promote cooperation in investments and welcome the cooperation documents signed by the sovereign investment funds of the two countries during the visit of Sultan Haitham to China. 13. Both parties agreed that strengthening financial cooperation has a positive meaning in promoting trade and investment facilitation between the two countries, and are ready to take the signing of the local currency exchange agreement as an opportunity to deepen financial cooperation and to continuously optimize the environment for economic cooperation, trade and investments. 14. The two sides agreed that the continuation of traditional friendship is the common aspiration of the two peoples, and are ready to further increase exchanges and cooperation in culture, tourism, education and other fields between people and cultural in order to establish the basis of public opinion for Sino-Arab friendship. 15. Both sides confirmed their support for a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept and were ready to strengthen cooperation in military, security, legal and other fields and work together to deal with traditional and non-traditional security challenges. 16. The two sides emphasized that they must work together to continue to implement the results of the first summit of the China-Arab countries and the summit of the China-Gulf Cooperation Council, to strengthen the collective cooperation between China and the Arab countries and China, and to promote the early conclusion of the free trade agreement between China and the Gulf. The two sides agreed to communicate on holding the second China-Arab Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in China at an appropriate time.

Joint statement between the People's Republic of China and the Sultanate of Oman on the deepening of the China-Oman strategic partnership Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 2 Joint statement between the People's Republic of China and the Sultanate of Oman on the deepening of the China-Oman strategic partnership At the invitation of President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of the Sultanate of Oman paid a state visit to the People's Republic of China between November 1 and 2, 2026. During the visit, President Xi Jinping held fruitful talks with Sultan Haitham in a cordial and friendly atmosphere. Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang met with Haitham Sultan. 1. Both sides agreed that the heads of state diplomacy play an irreplaceable leading strategic role in the development of Sino-Arab relations. Both sides noted that the historical relations between China and the Arabs lasted more than 1,200 years. Sultan Haitham's visit to China is the first visit of an Omani head of state to China since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Oman 48 years ago. At a new historical starting point, the two sides are willing to increase political mutual trust, increase friendly exchanges, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, strengthen coordination and cooperation, and promote the comprehensive and in-depth development of the China-UAE strategic partnership to meet the expectations of the two peoples and achieve the welfare of the two peoples. 2. The two sides recalled the historical exchanges of friendship between the Chinese and Omani people through the Maritime Silk Road, which laid a solid foundation for the relations between the two countries and made a positive contribution to the mutual exchange and interaction between the Chinese civilization and the Arab civilization. 3. Both sides positively assessed the progress achieved in bilateral relations since the establishment of diplomatic relations 48 years ago. Despite the ups and downs over the years, both sides trusted each other, treated each other honestly and respected each other. Sino-Arab relations have become a model of long-term friendship and a shared future. 4. Both sides praised the great progress achieved in bilateral relations since the establishment of the strategic partnership between the two countries in 2018. The two sides have fruitful cooperation in trade, energy, infrastructure construction, investment, finance, high technology and other fields, and have close exchanges in Chinese education, civil aviation, tourism and other fields, which bring tangible benefits to both people. 5. Both sides agreed to continue to support each other on issues related to each other's core interests and major concerns. Afghanistan has ratified UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, reaffirmed its firm commitment to the one-China principle, said that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, and firmly supports all efforts by the Chinese government to achieve national reunification. 6. Afghanistan supports the concept of building a community with a common future for humanity proposed by President Xi Jinping, as well as high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", the global development initiative, the global security initiative, the global civilization initiative, the global governance initiative and other key initiatives. It believes that the above main concepts and initiatives will help to respond to global challenges under the new situation, promote world peace, development and common prosperity, and will help promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction. 7. Afghanistan supports a series of initiatives and proposals proposed by President Xi Jinping to promote peace and stability in the Middle East, and expects China to play a greater role in achieving long-term peace and stability in the Middle East. 8. China strongly supports Oman in maintaining its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, supports the Omani people in taking a modernization path in accordance with its national conditions under the leadership of Sultan Haitham, and supports Oman in accelerating the implementation of its economic diversification strategy. China appreciates Afghanistan's long-term active commitment to eliminating differences, strengthening mutual trust and promoting peace among regional countries, appreciates Afghanistan's important and unique role in hot spot issues in the Middle East and the Gulf, and supports Afghanistan's ongoing efforts to restore regional peace and tranquility at an early date. 9. Both sides agreed that China and Afghanistan have complementary development advantages and should work hand in hand to achieve mutual success on the road to national development and national rejuvenation. Both sides agreed to deepen the strategic alignment between the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative and Oman's "Vision 2040", and to continue expanding the breadth and depth of the practical cooperation between the two countries in various fields, so that the results of the cooperation will be more beneficial to the residents of both countries. 10. Both sides agreed that energy cooperation plays an important and essential role in practical cooperation between the two countries, agreed to promote deeper and more substantial cooperation in the field of oil and natural gas, to actively expand cooperation in new energy fields such as photovoltaics, wind energy, transmission and conversion and energy storage, and to create a new three-dimensional and more comprehensive China-UAE energy pattern. 11. Both sides agreed that the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation represented by artificial intelligence is profoundly changing the production, life and scientific research methods of countries around the world. They are ready to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence and cooperate in the implementation of artificial intelligence technology, digital infrastructure required for artificial intelligence, cooperation and support for investments in artificial intelligence in start-ups and risk management in artificial intelligence. In addition, they will cooperate in the field of aviation and space to promote quality economic development of both countries and share the benefits of artificial intelligence development. China appreciates Oman for signing the agreement to establish the global cooperation in artificial intelligence and becoming a founding member of the global cooperation in artificial intelligence, and welcomes Oman to play an active role in the organization. 12. Both parties agree that strengthening the two-way cooperation in investments will help deepen the mutual benefit and win-win results between the two countries, and are ready to actively encourage and support enterprises with the ability and desire to invest and establish businesses in other countries. Both sides welcome the conference to promote cooperation in investments and welcome the cooperation documents signed by the sovereign investment funds of the two countries during the visit of Sultan Haitham to China. 13. Both parties agreed that strengthening financial cooperation has a positive meaning in promoting trade and investment facilitation between the two countries, and are ready to take the signing of the local currency exchange agreement as an opportunity to deepen financial cooperation and to continuously optimize the environment for economic cooperation, trade and investments. 14. The two sides agreed that the continuation of traditional friendship is the common aspiration of the two peoples, and are ready to further increase exchanges and cooperation in culture, tourism, education and other fields between people and cultural in order to establish the basis of public opinion for Sino-Arab friendship. 15. Both sides confirmed their support for a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept and were ready to strengthen cooperation in military, security, legal and other fields and work together to deal with traditional and non-traditional security challenges. 16. The two sides emphasized that they must work together to continue to implement the results of the first summit of the China-Arab countries and the summit of the China-Gulf Cooperation Council, to strengthen the collective cooperation between China and the Arab countries and China, and to promote the early conclusion of the free trade agreement between China and the Gulf. The two sides agreed to communicate on holding the second China-Arab Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in China at an appropriate time.