Xi Jinping meets Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman as US fumes
On his arrival, Xi Jinping was greeted with a handshake by 37-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, de facto ruler of the world’s biggest oil exporter, at Yamamah Palace
Riyadh: Chinese President Xi Jinping met Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince on Thursday on an Arab outreach visit that will yield billions of dollars in deals and has earned a rebuke from Washington.
Xi Jinping meets Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman; earn rebuke from US
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.
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