China and Arab countries will hold a summit in Saudi Arabia in December. Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit Saudi Arabia for the first time in the past seven years.
According to the Bloomberg News Agency on Thursday (November 24), according to a press release issued on the official website on Tuesday (November 22), the Chinese Consulate General in Dubai, Li Xuhang, Consul General in Dubai on Monday (21st),At the "Star River Bright · Dream of Space" aerospace theme at the Dubai Museum, the first China and the Arab National Summit will be held in Saudi Arabia in early December.The incident has a milestone in the history of Sino -Arab relations.The press release does not mention other details of the summit.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release on November 4 that Li Xuhang said in an exclusive interview with the UAE media that the summit would involve face -to -face exchanges between China and Arab countries leaders.
Xi Jinping's last visit to Saudi Arabia was in January 2016. This trip can try to promote Sino -Saudi relations.According to data from the General Administration of Customs, Saudi Arabia surpassed Russia in October as China's largest foreign supplier."High -level" cooperation in high -tech and other fields.
Beijing has always sought to deepen the relationship with the Middle East to start challenges to the United States and at the same time expand economic opportunities.Last year, Beijing and Iran signed a 25 -year cooperation agreement framework, which was sanctioned by Washington for R & D nuclear weapons.
