A number of Chinese companies are keen to partner with Qatar in developing and producing technological solutions on new energy such as car batteries and chips which are used in electric cars, according to an official. 

Speaking to The Peninsula on the sidelines of the ‘Post-Pandemic Economic Development Forum’ yesterday, Pegasus Wong, Chairman of the Belt and Road China-Arab Investment and Trade Association, which organised the event, said Qatar and China will witness a stronger economic cooperation from this year moving forward, as economies recover from the pandemic. “Also, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has started to diversify its investments on new energy. These two years, they are looking in Asia for partnerships in new energy like the car batteries, technological solutions and electric cars,” said Wong.  Read more...