On June 5, 2014, when addressing the opening ceremony of the Sixth Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum held in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping mentioned a successful Jordanian businessman in Yiwu named Muhamad Shalabi, who integrated his own goals with the Chinese dream of happiness. He embodies a perfect combination of the Chinese Dream and the Arab Dream. On September 20, 2023, President Xi inspected Yiwu, and Shalabi had a lot to say to him.