Shared culture helps build bridges
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Cities">Cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ningxia">Ningxia</span> <span word="Hui">Hui</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revival">revival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Silk">Silk</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="route">route</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="landlocked">landlocked</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="Shaanxi">Shaanxi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gansu">Gansu</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span>, <span word="placing">placing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="hinterlands">hinterlands</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Ningxia">Ningxia</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="overland">overland</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="linking">linking</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> (<span word="AD">AD</span> 618-907), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> '<span word="going">going</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>'," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Xuezhong">Xuezhong</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dubai">Dubai</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="A">A</span>&<span word="A">A</span> <span word="Investments">Investments</span> <span word="Holdings">Holdings</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="specializes">specializes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="totaled">totaled</span> $200 <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="project">project</span> <span word="contracting">contracting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="training">training</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span>, <span word="telecom">telecom</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>, <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="steel">steel</span>, <span word="clothing">clothing</span>, <span word="furniture">furniture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Ningxia">Ningxia</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> 35 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="Ningxia">Ningxia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>.</p>
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