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President Xi receives lavish welcome from Saudi Arabia and promises a "new era" in Sino-Arab relations

2022-12-08 18:12:07Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REUTERS
President Xi receives lavish welcome from Saudi Arabia and promises a "new
Mohammed bin Salman and Xi Jinping

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received Chinese President Xi Jinping today, while the Chinese leader announced "a new era" in relations with the Arabs. The Chinese president was given a lavish reception, signaling Riyadh's interest in deepening ties with Beijing, despite warnings from the US.

Members of the Saudi Royal Guard mounted on Arabian horses and flying Chinese and Saudi flags escorted Mr Xi's car as he entered the royal palace in Riyadh, where Prince Mohammed, the oil-rich country's de facto ruler, greeted him with a smile. warm.

The ceremony was a stark contrast to the cold reception given in July to US President Joe Biden, with whom relations have cooled since the killing of Jamal Khashoggi by the Saudis in 2018 and because of Saudi energy policy.

With Washington's ties to Riyadh at an all-time low and wary of China's growing influence, US officials said Wednesday that the visit was an example of Chinese efforts to exert influence around the world and that the visit would not changed US policy towards the Middle East.

In an opinion piece published in Saudi media, President Xi said he was on an "unprecedented journey" to "launch a new era of China's relations with the Arab world, the Gulf Arab countries and Saudi Arabia."

The Chinese president will meet on Friday with other oil-producing Gulf countries and attend a wider gathering of Arab leaders. Mr. Xi said that these countries are an "energy treasure for the world economy... and are fertile ground for the development of high-tech industries."

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, such as the United Arab Emirates, have said they would not take sides among global powers and were looking for new partners to serve their national economic and security interests.

"Trusted partner"

China is the world's largest energy consumer and a major trading partner of the Gulf states.

The Saudi energy minister said on Wednesday that Riyadh would remain a "reliable" energy partner for Beijing and that the two would increase cooperation in energy supply chains by creating a regional hub in the kingdom for Chinese factories.

Chinese and Saudi firms also signed 34 investment agreements in green energy, information technology, transportation, construction and other sectors, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.

No exact figures were given in the announcement, but it was previously reported that the two countries would sign initial agreements worth $30 billion.


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