The Kingdom of Bahrain has been receiving more attention from Chinese e-commerce companies as it diversifies its economy away from oil.

There's "growing interest" from China's tech sector, said Simon Galpin, managing director of the Bahrain Economic Development Board, a public agency that helps companies set up and expand their business in the Gulf state.

"Chinese e-commerce companies recognize that the Middle East and the GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council], in particular, are really good markets," he told CNBC's Martin Soong at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin on Thursday.

Like many other Middle Eastern economies, Manama is focusing on building a digital economy in an effort to reduce reliance on revenues from energy.