Arab Economists: China's Systemic and Strategic Advantages Offer Huge Opportunities for Arab Companies

Amidst the profound transformations in the global economic landscape, the systemic and strategic advantages of the Chinese market have increasingly emerged as an important driver for boosting international cooperation.

A number of economic figures in Arab countries recently pointed out that the immense size of the Chinese market, the integrity of its industrial system, accelerating growth in consumer demand, and continuous high-level openness collectively constitute unique systemic and strategic advantages. These factors offer historic opportunities for Arab companies to achieve diversified development and deeply integrate into global value chains.

The Four Systemic and Strategic Advantages

Economists highlighted four unique advantages of the Chinese market:

1. Market Scale and Integration: Mohammed Alajlan, Chairman of the Saudi-Chinese Business Council, noted that the Chinese market’s vastness is evident in its overall size and internal depth, possessing an integrated industrial system and advanced supply chains, making it an attractive destination for international investors seeking stable and efficient cooperation.

2. Supply Chain Resilience and Reliability: Mohammed Sadeq, a researcher at the Saudi Center for Scientific Research and Knowledge Exchange, explained that China is an extremely reliable link in the global supply chain, demonstrating strong production capacity and logistical efficiency during the pandemic, which bolstered confidence in its long-term prospects.

3. High Consumer Demand and Digital Transformation: Hamdi Tabbaa, President of the Jordanian Businessmen Association, stated that increasing Chinese consumer demand for high-quality goods (like Jordanian Dead Sea cosmetics) is now accessible via Chinese e-commerce platforms and social media, enabling direct reach to hundreds of millions of consumers.

4. High-Level Opening-Up and Green Transition: Waleed Gamal El Din, Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone in Egypt, emphasized that China’s sustained high-level opening-up policies and its shift towards green, low-carbon development open broad horizons for cooperation in fields like new energy and electric vehicles.

Alignment with Arab Visions

Alajlan pointed out that the deep alignment between Saudi Arabia’s "Vision 2030" and China’s "Belt and Road Initiative" (BRI) stems from the BRI's capacity to absorb cooperation across the entire value chain, including advanced manufacturing, fintech, and logistics, especially in emerging sectors like AI and new energy.

Arab business leaders are calling for enhanced policy coordination, infrastructure connectivity, expanded free trade, and deeper financial integration to materialize the cooperation outlined by the systemic and strategic advantages of the vast Chinese market, thereby contributing to the building of a China-Arab community with a shared future.