2024 state visit by King Hamad of Bahrain to China

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, King Hamad of Bahrain paid a state visit to China from May 28 to June 1 and attended the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum.

Meeting
On the morning of May 30, the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum was held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. King Hamad of Bahrain attended the opening session, in addition to President Sisi of Egypt, President Said of Tunisia, President Mohammed of the United Arab Emirates, etc.

On the morning of May 31, Premier Li Qiang met with King Hamad of Bahrain. In that afternoon, President Xi Jinping held talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing with King Hamad of Bahrain. Xi emphasized that China firmly supports Bahrain in safeguarding national sovereignty, security and stability, supports Bahrain in taking the path of independent development, supports Bahrain's "2030 Economic Development Vision" and diversified development strategies, and is willing to strengthen cooperation with Bahrain in the fields of investment, transportation, new energy, and the digital economy, so as to promote the high-quality construction of the "Belt and Road". King Hamad appreciated that China has provided a lot of support for Bahrain's national construction. Bahrain hopes to take the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership as an opportunity to dovetail the development strategies of the two countries, closely cooperate pragmatically in various fields and help Bahrain realize diversified development.

After the talks, the two heads of state witnessed the signing of a number of bilateral cooperation documents on investment, green low-carbon, e-commerce, digital economy and other fields, and issued the Joint Declaration of the People's Republic of China and the Kingdom of Bahrain on the Establishment of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. In the evening, Xi held a welcome banquet for Hamad at the Golden Hall of the Great Hall of the People.

Accomplishment
At 11:50 a.m. on May 29, Bahrain Gulf Air flight GF124 arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport from Manama, the capital of Bahrain, marking the official opening of the first direct flight route between China and Bahrain.

May 31, 2024, Mumtalakat signed of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China Investment Cooperation (CIC) to explore potential investment opportunities.