What will be the message of the Chinese president’s sword dance in Riyadh?
Saudi authorities are announcing the imminent visit of the Chinese president to Riyadh and a warm welcome to him with a sword dance and the holding of three important meetings, and many experts are announcing possible shocking decisions for Washington in these meetings.
Raye Al-Yum published a note about the maneuvering of the media and political officials of Saudi Arabia on the possible visit of the Chinese president to Saudi Arabia, and wrote that it cannot be said now that Saudi-American relations have reached a dead end, in such a way as to cut off relations due to the reduction Saudi oil production has been reduced or American military bases in Saudi Arabia have been dismantled. The joint military and training operations between the two countries are being carried out according to the procedure included in the announced agendas, and the sale of American weapons to the Saudis has not stopped even in words.
According to this note, this is while US President Biden is still considering re-evaluating relations with Saudi Arabia and threatening consequences, none of which have been implemented, or at least until the results of the mid-term congressional elections are announced. It has been delayed. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia also threatens to sell its bonds with the US Treasury if the “NOPEC” law is approved to punish “OPEC Plus” and to join BRICS and sell its oil in Chinese yuan currency. But all these are threats that none of them have actually been implemented.
Consequences of stopping US arms sales to Saudi Arabia
The American magazine “Forbes”, evaluating the anger of the United States, writes that in the case of stopping the sale of American weapons to Riyadh, the Saudi army will need ten years to replace the American weapons, and if the American technicians leave Saudi Arabia, the force The Saudi airspace will be stopped tomorrow, and this will push Riyadh to Russian and Chinese alternatives. According to the experts of this publication, it may take years for Saudi Arabia to get rid of American weapons and replace them.
