validating the strategic economic partnership with China and India

He said the new 'Silk Road' between Asia and the Middle East is an example of sustainable growth in emerging markets, validating the strategic economic partnerships with China and India. Trade in the China-Middle East region (CHIME) has been rising steadily, with the UAE as China's 5th largest trade partner, registering a surplus of US$ 7.6 billion in the first half of 2007.