The 5th China-Arab States Expo will be held in Yinchuan, Ningxia, from August 19 to 22.

Kuwaiti businessman Abubakar Siddique, who has been doing business in Yiwu, East China's Zhejiang province, said that the China-Arab States Expo has become an important platform for China and Arab countries to build the “Belt and Road”.

Chinese products are in short supply in the global market, especially in the Middle East, Abubakar said, adding that he sincerely hopes that the expo will promote the combination of trade and investment, as well as global economic development after the COVID-19 pandemic.