On October 21, 2010, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held talks with visiting United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Beijing. Both sides exchanged in-depth views on bilateral ties as well as international and regional issues of common concern.

During the talks, Yang said the China-UAE relationship has shown an all-round, rapid growth momentum in recent years with close exchanges at all levels, fruitful pragmatic cooperation, increasing highlights of humanities exchanges and stronger coordination and cooperation in international and regional affairs. Currently China-UAE relations face new opportunities for development. Yang said China attaches great importance to developing China-UAE all-round friendly and cooperative relations. He said China hopes to make joint efforts with the UAE to deepen political mutual trust and expand cooperation in fields such as trade, energy, railway and aviation in a bid to push forward bilateral ties.

Sheikh Abdullah thanked for Yang's invitation and warm hospitality extended by the Chinese side. He said currently UAE-China relationship is at its best in history and the UAE attaches great importance to developing ties with China. The UAE is ready to maintain high-level contacts, strengthen cooperation in all areas and further facilitate personnel exchanges with China while upgrading relations to a strategic partnership. The UAE firmly supports China's reunification cause, appreciates China's ethnic policies and oppose any activities aimed at splitting China.