2026-09-08
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I'm Do Hongyu in Beijing.
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Our first story.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called on China and Qatar to strengthen the alignment of development strategies
and advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.
He made the remarks when meeting with Prime Minister
and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdurrahman al-Thani in Beijing on Monday.
Premier Li also said China supports Qatar's mediation efforts on Middle East issues.
He said China is ready to work with Qatar and other regional countries,
as well as the international community, to strive for early peace and tranquility in the region.
Aotani said Qatar is willing to work with China to scale up exchanges at all levels and deepen cooperation.
Now for more, we are joined by Dr. Zhang Chuchu,
Deputy Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Fudan University.
Thank you very much for joining us, Dr. Zhang.