President of China on his way to Saudi Arabia; Riyadh hosts the meeting of Chinese and Arab leaders.
“Middle East Monitor”, the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping has coincided with the meeting of Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on December 9.
According to 2 diplomats and 4 informed sources, the Chinese delegation led by the president of this country is going to enter Saudi Arabia on December 7. Dozens of agreements and memorandums of understanding with several Arab countries in the fields of energy, security, and investment are also to be signed.
In addition, the level of presence of representatives and delegations depends on the decision of each country; This is while it is expected that many leaders of Arab countries will participate in this meeting and the rest of the countries will send at least their foreign ministers to attend this meeting.
This summit and the visit of the President of China to Saudi Arabia in the wake of the behind-the-scenes relations between Riyadh and Washington and the decision that OPEC+ made to cut its oil production up to 2 million barrels per day, and also against the requests of Joe Biden’s administration to change and reverse this decision. is done
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates also resisted pressure to “pick a side” given their ties to China and Russia.
The news of this summit also led to the publication of a report by the Pentagon, in which it emphasized that Beijing has significantly increased its efforts to expand relations with the countries of the Middle East.
In this annual Pentagon report about the “power of China’s military”, it is stated: “Beijing’s economic interests are expanding in regions such as Africa, Latin America, Central Asia and the Middle East. It seems that we will see China focus more on the expansion of global operational projects. »
