chinas: China’s historic Middle East summits conclude its year-end diplomatic push

chinas: China’s historic Middle East summits conclude its year-end diplomatic push

From left, Xi Jinping, President of China ; Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

Synopsis

As the year comes to a close, the momentum of China’s head-of-state diplomacy campaign arrives at a grand finale. President Xi Jinping addressed the inaugural China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh. Will this help China and Arab form close ties?

Wang Zili and Kelly Wang The momentum of China’s head-of-state diplomacy campaign built to a grand finale in the Middle East as the year came to a close. After attending G-20 and APEC summits in November, President Xi Jinping addressed the inaugural China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh. He also made a state visit to the host nation from Dec. 7-10, six years after his last

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