His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said in an interview with China Central Television: "We are the sons of this desert where we lived in it. We are tribes we came from the desert. The desert is a treasure. To meditate, the desert in the eyes of some is arduous and dangerous, but for us we know it well and see everything and we learn a lot from them.
"16 years ago, I gave a lecture at the Gulf University in Bahrain, where I said that power is moving to the east and I meant China, which is why China will lead the economic world and who is leading it," he said in a tweet posted on Dubai's social media. The economy is leading the world. "
His Highness continued: "I saw China fast in construction, education, civilization and technology, and this is what we benefit from and learn from it, and there are many points of convergence between the two countries, which is why we take China as an example and learn from it."
"I respect the President of China, I met him more than once, and I see a remarkable example of leadership, so that some leaders can learn from him. Thanks to him today, China has many friends and is the one who led this openness."
He pointed out that the Silk Road is very important for the UAE, where he said, "The Silk Road is very important for us in the UAE. We have allocated $ 3 billion to contribute to the project." The project, we manage 77 global ports, and this project is important to us. "