The link between the sport and China will continue in 2025 when the Chengdu 2025 World Games takes from August 7 to 17.

The agreement allows both parties to utilise ju-jitsu in accelerating sporting cooperation between the UAE and China.

It is also intended to expand the ju-jitsu fanbase in China, especially among young people.

The agreement was signed by Fahad Ali Al Shamsi, secretary general of the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation and Ju-Jitsu Asian Union, and Tom Wang, Generations Fund executive partner, in the presence of Abdel Moneim Al Hashemi, chairman of the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation, President of the Ju-Jitsu Asian Union and senior vice-president of the International Ju-Jitsu Federation.

"The UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation is keen on promoting the popularity of this sport in many nations by organising and hosting events that bring together the cream of world's champions," Al Hashemi said.

"This collaboration with the Chinese Generations Fund is our most recent initiative in this area, through which we hope to assist China in developing the sport of Ju-Jitsu."

Wang added: "We are honoured to work with the UAE Ju-Jitsu Federation to promote this sport in China.

"This agreement is consistent with our commitment to the Belt and Road Initiative, which is a massive infrastructure project unveiled in 2013 to improve global infrastructure."

The Generations Fund is an investment fund launched in China in 2018.