Chinese President Xi Jinping met Gulf Arab leaders in Riyadh on Friday in the first of two 'milestone' Arab summits showcasing Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as an aspiring leader of the Middle East and key partner for global powers.
US wary of growing Chinese influence in Arab worldSummits showcase Crown Prince Mohammed as key leader
The United States is warily watching the growing influence of economic rival Beijing in the region, where China has vested interest as the world's biggest energy consumer and Chinese firms are expanding into technology and other infrastructure. He earlier pledged that Gulf states would remain "a safe and reliable source to supply the world with its energy needs", underlining that oil and gas would continue to be important energy sources for decades., Beijing and Riyadh committed to enhance cooperation and stressed principles of sovereignty and "non-interference", while affirming the importance of a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict.
Qatar's emir, Kuwait's crown prince, the kings of Bahrain and Jordan and presidents of Egypt, Tunisia, Djibouti, Somalia and Mauritania are among rulers attending alongside leaders and prime ministers of Iraq, Morocco, Algeria, Sudan and Lebanon.
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