BY TOP WAR
The Chinese tabloid Global Times analyzes the preliminary results of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia, which will last until Saturday. US President Joe Biden’s summer visit to Riyadh, during which he tried to persuade the heads of nine states of the Middle East to increase oil production and maintain US influence in the region, actually ended in failure. The relations of the Chinese leader are developing quite differently not only with the monarchies of the Persian Gulf, but also with practically all the states of the Arab world.
The meetings already held and agreements signed indicate that the Persian Gulf countries have chosen the course of strategic partnership with China, and this means a gradual withdrawal from the influence of the United States. On Thursday, Xi Jinping and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between the two countries, and also agreed to hold meetings between the heads of the two states in turn every two years.
According to the Asian press, during the visit of the Chinese delegation, Saudi and Chinese companies signed 34 investment agreements. Experts are confident that Saudi Arabia’s efforts to diversify its industry fit perfectly with China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Agreements were reached between Riyadh and Beijing on the development of cultural ties, China agreed to include Saudi Arabia in the list of countries for group trips.
