Jordan’s Minister of Investment, Tareq Abu Ghazaleh, has placed Jordan China investment ties at the centre of the Kingdom’s industrial and economic strategy, citing renewable energy, manufacturing and logistics as the sectors where Chinese capital is already making its mark. Abu Ghazaleh gave the assessment in an interview with Xinhua conducted in Amman on 20 July 2026, according to People’s Daily Online.
The minister pointed to a June visit to China as the backdrop for his remarks, saying it gave him direct exposure to the country’s infrastructure development and long-term planning approach. He came away convinced that the overlap between Chinese industrial strengths and Jordanian economic priorities creates a substantial basis for cooperation.
Jordan China investment ties: what Abu Ghazaleh said
‘With its competitive investment environment, strategic location and modern legislative framework, Jordan is well positioned to serve as a trusted partner and a regional platform for Chinese companies seeking to expand into regional and international markets,’ Abu Ghazaleh was quoted as saying.
He identified advanced manufacturing, electronics, renewable energy, energy storage, electric mobility, rail, logistics, agri-tech and pharmaceuticals as the areas of strongest mutual interest. China’s standing as an industrial, technological and trading power, he argued, opens scope for cooperation across all of these fields.
The interview was framed by Abu Ghazaleh around a broader reform drive in Jordan aimed at widening the country’s productive base and building sustainable growth. That drive has been accompanied by foreign direct investment rising almost 25% in 2025, with inflows exceeding $2 billion, as People’s Daily Online reported.
Chinese capital already at work in Jordanian industry
Abu Ghazaleh said Chinese investment has flowed steadily into Jordan, concentrated in renewable energy, manufacturing and logistics. He credited that activity with generating jobs, backing local suppliers and bringing newer production technology into the market.
He pointed to a tie-up between Chinese investors and Arab Potash Company as a concrete example. The arrangement, he said, has lifted production capacity, boosted exports and reinforced Jordan’s position as a supplier of fertilisers and agricultural inputs to global markets.
On what Jordan offers in return, Abu Ghazaleh highlighted access to more than 50 global markets through free trade agreements, alongside a skilled workforce and developed infrastructure, logistics and digital systems. Those attributes, he said, pair naturally with China’s industrial and technological base.
Jordan’s geographic position also featured in his pitch. He presented the Kingdom as a regional platform from which Chinese companies could reach wider Middle Eastern and international markets, a proposition he has made a consistent theme of the Jordan Investment Ministry‘s outreach to foreign partners.
The breadth of sectors Abu Ghazaleh named reflects a deliberate effort to diversify Jordan’s economy beyond its traditional base. Renewable energy and energy storage have drawn particular attention as Jordan works to reduce energy import costs. Electric mobility and rail point to infrastructure ambitions. Pharmaceuticals and agri-tech represent higher-value industrial activity the government is keen to attract.
The Arab Potash partnership illustrates a model the minister appears to want replicated: Chinese capital and technology applied to an existing Jordanian industrial asset, with the result being higher output and stronger export performance. Whether other sectors can produce comparable results is now the practical test for the relationship Abu Ghazaleh has been describing.
The next formal steps in deepening Jordan China investment ties were not specified in the interview, but Abu Ghazaleh’s Amman remarks came as part of what Xinhua described as direct engagement between the two sides at the ministerial level.
