The Emirates News Agency reported that 15 leading Chinese women entrepreneurs completed an official tour spanning multiple emirates and featuring targeted business engagements across industry, technology and renewable energy. The visiting companies collectively generate annual revenues of 4.85 billion yuan, or roughly $723 million, and operate in fields from biotechnology to infrastructure development. Noura Khalifa Al Suwaidi, secretary-general of the General Women’s Union, said during the visit the union hosted a select group representing significant economic weight and diverse expertise. Al Suwaidi added that the objective goes beyond exchanging visits and expertise to building direct economic ties that can develop into partnerships, investments and joint ventures.
The Sharjah-China Businesswomen Forum on September 22 formed a central element of the program, where the delegation held one-to-one B2B meetings with Emirati counterparts to probe potential collaborations. Halima Humaid Ali Al Owais, board member of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, joined Counselor Amna Alhammadi, chairwoman of the UAE-China Women Entrepreneurs Council, for the sessions that addressed innovation and high-potential sectors. The meetings produced discussions on joint ventures, future trade delegations and expanded investment flows, according to a statement from the chamber.
DMCC figures show the number of Chinese companies in its Dubai free zone grew 9.4 percent over the past year to more than 1,000 as of September 2026, with over 60 percent focused on energy, engineering, machinery, technology and telecommunications. Bilateral non-oil trade reached a record $111.5 billion in 2025, rising 24.5 percent year on year, before climbing further in the first half of 2026 when China accounted for AED 180.7 billion in UAE non-oil trade volume. These statistics from official government releases underscore the momentum the women entrepreneurs’ visit aimed to harness through people-to-people business contacts.
The tour represents a reciprocal step following the 2025 launch by the General Women’s Union of Emirati Women Entrepreneurs Councils in friendly countries, beginning with China. That earlier initiative sent Emirati businesswomen to Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Yiwu for training on e-commerce, digital transformation and SME management while visiting firms such as Alibaba and ByteDance. Ghalia Ali Al-Mannai, head of strategic and development affairs at the General Women’s Union, described the councils as creating a global platform for economic and cultural exchange that empowers women through institutional collaboration.
Chinese women entrepreneurs conclude UAE visit, boost economic cooperation as part of a pattern that has seen the two sides establish dedicated women-focused business mechanisms under the patronage of Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak. The General Women’s Union has framed these programs as practical implementations of broader goals for sustainable partnerships and knowledge transfer. Organizers coordinated the latest visit jointly with the UAE Embassy in Beijing to ensure alignment with national priorities in trade diversification and women’s economic participation.
