China is building stronger ties with Kuwait and other Gulf countries amid escalating geopolitical tensions.

Last week, Premier Li Qiang attended the inaugural summit of the Association of Southeast Asian nations, the Gulf Cooperation Council and China, bringing a message of openness and greater cross-regional cooperation. That followed a visit to Qatar and Kuwait by a delegation of mainland and SAR businesses led by Chief Executive John Lee, with the aim of fostering exchanges with the region.

China, in fact, has already been making its presence felt in Kuwait, with some trailblazing Chinese people settling there and doing their part in bringing the two countries closer together.

Raymond Yeung talked to some of them in Kuwait to find out how they've become unofficial ambassadors of China.