On Nov. 2, 2026, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) director Zheng Zhaojie and National Data Administration director Liu Liehong signed memoranda with the Oman Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology to deepen cooperation on BeiDou satellite navigation applications and on data and the digital economy. The BeiDou memorandum establishes a regular cooperation mechanism for application development; the data/digital-economy memorandum covers digital eco

On Nov. 2, 2026, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) director Zheng Zhaojie and National Data Administration director Liu Liehong signed memoranda with the Oman Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology to deepen cooperation on BeiDou satellite navigation applications and on data and the digital economy. The BeiDou memorandum establishes a regular cooperation mechanism for application development; the data/digital-economy memorandum covers digital economy initiatives, digital transformation, IT industry development, talent training and capacity building, incubation of tech startups and SMEs, and cooperation on data and digital-economy legislation, strategy and policy.