Xi Jinping's trip includes direct talks with Saudi Arabia, a wider meeting with the six-nation Gulf Arab alliance, and a summit with Arab leaders.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – President Xi Jinping arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, December 7, Chinese state media said, on a visit Beijing hailed as its biggest diplomatic initiative in the Arab world, as Riyadh expands global alliances beyond longstanding ties with the West.
Xi’s trip includes direct talks with Saudi Arabia, a wider meeting with the six-nation Gulf Arab alliance and a summit with Arab leaders which will be “an epoch-making milestone in the history of the development of China-Arab relations”, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said.
The Chinese delegation is expected to sign deals this week worth $30 billion with Riyadh, Saudi state news agency SPA said, as well as agreements with other Arab states.
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