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Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia: what do China and Saudi Arabia want? – BBC Chinese News

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Saudi Arabia’s Madain Saleh Tomb “Qasr al-Farid” inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List

Saudi state media and the Chinese Foreign Ministry separately confirmed that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Saudi Arabia on Wednesday (December 7) for a three-day state visit. Xi Jinping last visited Saudi Arabia in February 2016.

Xi is expected to hold bilateral talks with Saudi King Salman, which will also be attended by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The amount covered by the agreement between the two parties is expected to reach 30 billion US dollars.

In addition, Xi Jinping will also attend the first China-Arab states summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council summit to be held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Reuters quoted people familiar with the matter as saying China is expected to sign dozens of agreements and memorandums of understanding with Gulf and Arab countries related to energy, security and investment.

China is the largest buyer of Saudi oil. At the same time, the relationship between Saudi Arabia and its traditional ally, the United States, is at a low ebb, the latter sharply criticizing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed for his involvement in the “assassination of the journalist in exile Khashoggi”; tide. However, China and Saudi Arabia have limited cooperation on security and other issues, mainly economic and trade.

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