Dubai courts Chinese tech firms with AI and digital economy push
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Dubai sent its largest-ever delegation, more than 100 government and business leaders, to the Dubai Business Forum in China, where 10 cooperation memoranda were signed, according to QbitAI (量子位).
Dubai's Chamber of Commerce plans to deploy agentic AI to 295,000 private firms and build 100 specialized AI assistants within two years. Dubai's non-oil trade with China reached about $99 billion in 2025, up from $45.3 billion in 2016.
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AIDubai's largest-ever delegation of more than 100 government and business leaders attended the Dubai Business Forum in China, where 10 cooperation memoranda were signed. Dubai's Chamber of Commerce plans to deploy agentic AI to 295,000 private firms and develop 100 specialized AI assistants within two years. Dubai's non-oil trade with China reached about $99 billion in 2025, up from $45.3 billion in 2016.
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