Xi’s 3-day Saudi visit starts today
Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Saudi Arabia today for a three-day visit, his first to the world's biggest crude oil exporter since 2016, Saudi state media reported yesterday.
The visit will include a bilateral summit chaired by Saudi King Salman and attended by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom's de facto ruler, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.
Xi, head of the world's second biggest economy, will also attend a summit with rulers from the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council and talks convening leaders from elsewhere in the Middle East, the state news agency said.
The Chinese leader's arrival coincides with heightened tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United States over issues ranging from energy policy to regional security and human rights.
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