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Chinese Companies at WETEX 2026: The Exhibition provides ideal gateway to UAE and region’s markets · DEWA Podcasts

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  Today we're focusing on one of the most important
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  international dimensions of WETEX 2026, the strong
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  presence of Chinese companies and the exhibition's
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  growing role as a gateway to the UAE and the
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  wider region. WETEX 2026, organised by Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority from 20 to 22nd
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  of October 2026 at the Dubai World Trade Centre,
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  will feature over 130 Chinese companies in the
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  Chinese pavilion. Their showcase spans clean
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  and renewable energy, energy storage, network
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  efficiency, sustainability, smart cities, environmental
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  protection, artificial intelligence, automation,
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  and digital transformation. The extensive annual
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  participation of Chinese companies at WETEX makes
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  an important contribution to strengthening the
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  well -established cooperation and flourishing
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  partnership between the UAE and China, particularly
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  in vital sectors such as investment, industry,
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  technology, clean and renewable energy, and water.
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  The Chinese pavilion at WETEX reflects the two
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  countries' shared commitment to achieving net
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  zero, accelerating the energy transition and
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  taking this partnership between the two friendly
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  nations to new heights, supporting their sustainable
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  growth. It also contributes to achieving the
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  shared goal of increasing trade between the two
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  countries to US $200 billion by 2030. Non -oil
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  trade between the UAE and China reached around
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  US $90 billion in 2024. China is the UAE's leading
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  global trading partner, said His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayyar, MD and CEO of DUA and founder
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  and chairman of WETEX. That quote captures the
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  wider significance. This is not only an exhibition
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  presence, but part of a broader economic, technological
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  and sustainability partnership between the UAE
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  and China. David Wang, chairman of MIE Group,
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  the organizer of the Chinese pavilion at WETEX,
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  said, For more than 15 consecutive years, MIE
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  Group has been the strategic international partner
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  behind the success of the China pavilion at WETEX,
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  consistently developing and maintaining the largest
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  international pavilion at the exhibition. This
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  long -standing partnership has made WETEX the
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  preferred gateway for Chinese technology companies
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  seeking to enter the UAE and wider Middle East
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  markets, while reinforcing Dubai's position as
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  a global hub for clean energy, water and sustainability
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  solutions. Another notable participant is Focus
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  Technology Company Limited, one of China's leading
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  companies in internet technologies and B2B e
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  -commerce. Wu Ninglong, Senior Director at Focus
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  Technology Company Limited, said, Witex provides
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  an outstanding gateway for focused technology
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  to strengthen business cooperation between Chinese
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  manufacturers and government entities, utilities,
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  developers, and buyers in the UAE, Middle East,
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  and Africa. We aim to connect companies and innovative
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  manufacturers with opportunities in energy, water,
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  sustainability, smart cities, environmental protection,
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  AI, automation, and digital transformation. We
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  will also support Chinese enterprises in identifying
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  high -value business opportunities, expanding
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  exports, and building long -term strategic partnerships
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  in one of the world's fastest -growing infrastructure
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  and sustainability market," said Wu Ninglong,
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  senior director at Focus Technology Co., Ltd.
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  In short, WeTex 2026 is emerging as a strategic
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  platform where innovation, trade and long -term
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  partnership come together, making it an ideal
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  gateway for Chinese companies entering the UAE
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  and regional markets.