Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Saudi Arabia's crown prince on an Arab outreach visit that will yield billions of dollars in deals
The meeting grabbed the US's attention, which warned of"the influence that China is trying to grow around the world", calling its objectives"not conducive to preserving the international rules-based order".
About $30 billion in agreements will be signed on Thursday, Saudi state media said, as China seeks to shore up its Covid-hit economy and as the Saudis, long-term US allies, push to diversify their economic and political alliances. The official Saudi Press Agency did not provide details but said two-way trade totalled $80 billion in 2021 and $27 billion in the third quarter of 2022.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi, Tunisian President Kais Saied, Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and Sudan's leader Abdel Fattah al Burhan were all flying in on Thursday.
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