Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) visited Saudi Arabia, on the 8th won the actual power of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad.

Salman (right) receives.

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[Compilation of Chen Chengliang/Comprehensive Report] Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on the 7th for a three-day visit. Huawei” related memorandum of understanding.

Experts pointed out that at a time when the United States and Saudi Arabia are at odds over energy supply issues, Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia seems to have planted a flag in the traditional sphere of influence of the United States, intending to frustrate cooperation between the West and its allies.

This is Xi Jinping's third overseas visit since the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic, and his first visit to Saudi Arabia since 2016.

Salman (Mohammed bin Salman) received and held talks with Saudi King Salman.

During this trip, Xi Jinping will attend the first "China-Arab States Summit" and the "China-Gulf Arab States Cooperation Council Summit", and will also sign dozens of agreements and understandings related to energy, security and investment with Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region memorandum.

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Chinese state media reported that Xi Jinping claimed that he is willing to assist Saudi Arabia in diversifying its economy. The two sides will implement the "Belt and Road" initiative and Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030" docking, and strengthen communication and coordination with Saudi Arabia on energy policies, expand crude oil trade scale, and strengthen exploration. Development and other cooperation, and agreed to list Saudi Arabia as a destination for Chinese citizens to travel abroad.

China is the kingdom's biggest oil customer, and both sides appear eager to expand ties amid economic turmoil and geopolitical adjustments.

On the 7th, Chinese and Saudi companies signed 34 investment agreements in green energy, information technology, cloud services, transportation, construction and other fields.

It is said that the two parties will sign an agreement with a total amount of 30 billion US dollars (approximately 928.7 billion Taiwan dollars).

White House National Security Council spokesman Kirby pointed out on the 7th that Saudi Arabia is still a key partner of the United States. Although China is trying to expand its influence around the world, which is detrimental to the international order, the United States still maintains a leading position in this strategic competition. .

Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington think tank, also believes that although the relationship between Saudi Arabia and China seems to be developing much faster than the relationship with the United States, the actual relationship cannot be achieved. In comparison, "no matter the complexity or intimacy, they are far from each other."

The United States has been the main security guarantor of Saudi Arabia for decades, as well as the main supplier of arms, but Riyadh is very dissatisfied with the restrictions imposed by the United States on arms sales to Saudi Arabia.

Authorities in Riyadh have indicated that they will continue to expand partnerships to meet their economic and security interests.

Radio Free Asia (RFA) quoted scholars as reporting that in addition to delivering orders, Xi Jinping may also reach an agreement with Saudi Arabia on oil settlement in RMB. party relationship injects new variables.

The two countries may also strengthen cooperation on the Xinjiang issue, and Saudi Arabia also hopes to use China to balance the influence of the United States in the Middle East.

However, Hasan al-Hasan, a Bahrain researcher at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London, believes that since the Arab summit involves countries with very different economic conditions, it is difficult to predict what concrete results will be achieved; To showcase China's role as a provider of money and business, and for Saudi Arabia to demonstrate its leadership in the Arab world.