Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in the UAE on Thursday for a visit that will cement the increasingly close relationship between the UAE and China.
The UAE has rolled out the red carpet for the Chinese premier's three-day visit that begins today.
China is the fourth largest visitor source market for Dubai, with tourist and business traveller arrivals at 401,000 between January 1 and May 31, 2018 - a growth of nine per cent over the same period in 2017.
UAE residents on Thursday morning woke up to a small surprise waiting for them on their mobile phones.
On Wednesday evening, a new network name was implemented to mark the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The name change is one of the many ways that the UAE is preparing for the visit. Popular landmarks in Dubai such as the Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab and the Dubai Frame lit up in red to welcome the Chinese premier.
#Dubai Frame lights up in red for #UAE-China Week, which is being held from 17 to 24 July 2018 in honor of the Chinese president's visit to the country pic.twitter.com/b5YbGIJEyu
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) July 18, 2018
Burj Al Arab in #Dubai lights up in the colours of the Chinese flag for #UAE-China Week, which is being held from 17 to 24 July 2018 in honor of the Chinese president's visit to the country pic.twitter.com/nTVeyts6cf
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) July 18, 2018
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