SAUDI ARABIA AND CHINA: STRATEGIC ALLIES
China and Saudi Arabia have taken the step of becoming strategic allies, thanks to the joint effort made by Prince Mohamed Bin Salman and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The visit of the Chinese leader has produced very important results, not only in the framework of energy and other economic sectors, but also in the agreement on political issues that interest the two countries.
This new framework of relations includes the Defense sector, which represents an important step in its strategic relations.
Xi and
Saudi King Salman signed a series of deals, including one involving Chinese
tech giant Huawei, since the Chinese leader’s state visit began on Wednesday.
In a joint
statement on Friday, the two sides said they “exchanged views regarding ways to
reinforce and develop comprehensive strategic partnership relations between the
kingdom and China”.
They agreed
on the need to “strengthen joint cooperation to ensure the peaceful nature of
Iran’s nuclear programme”, and for Tehran to respect “principles of
good-neighbourliness”.
China looks
forward to working with Saudi Arabia and Arab states to turn the two summits
into milestone events in the history of China-Arab relations and China-GCC
[Gulf Cooperation Council] relations and bring these relations to new heights,”
China’s foreign ministry cited Xi as saying, information provided by Al
Jazeera.
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