Beijing has been seeking to deepen engagement with the key US regional ally as part of its efforts to boost its presence in the Gulf
“This project is a milestone in our cooperation, and its inauguration is expected soon,” Sheikh Abdullah Meshal Al-Sabah, Kuwait’s deputy minister of defence, said, according to Kuwait Times.
Speaking at a reception hosted by the Chinese embassy to mark the founding of the People’s Liberation Army, he also said military training programmes between the two countries, which began in 2019, would continue to expand each year.
Neither country has disclosed much information about the factory – which is reportedly making light and medium ammunition – since the joint project was first announced last year.
Pledging to “promote China-Kuwaiti military relations to new heights”, Liu Zongzhen, China’s defence attaché, said exchanges between the two militaries had “steadily advanced”, according to the embassy.
