On June 15, 2026, Chinese Ambassador to Kuwait Yang Xin paid a courtesy visit to Dr. Mohammad Khaled Al-Jassar, Secretary-General of Kuwait’s National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL).

Ambassador Yang Xin said, cultural exchanges serve as an important bridge of friendly ties between China and Kuwait, adding that it plays a fundamental, long-term role in strengthening the bilateral friendship. The official inauguration of the first China Cultural Center in the Gulf region in 2025 marks a milestone for people-to-people exchanges between China and Kuwait and other Gulf states. China is ready to deepen communication and coordination with NCCAL to bring the two peoples closer.    

For his part, Jassar fully recognized the outcomes of cultural cooperation between China and Kuwait, stressing that Kuwait values people-to-people exchanges between the two sides and will further coordinate with the Chinese Embassy in Kuwait and the China Cultural Center in Kuwait to establish platforms for exchanges of diverse cultures, so as to enrich the lives of the two peoples and strengthen public support for friendship between our two nations.