A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, represented by The Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) as an executive body, and the People’s Republic of China, represented by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). The main purpose of the MoU is to add new dimensions to the China-Arab strategic partnership of comprehensive cooperation and common development in the domain of science and technology transfer.