Saudi Arabia Invites China’s Xi Jinping to Visit

Saudi Arabia has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Riyadh as the kingdom looks to deepen ties with Beijing amid strained relations with Washington, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

The trip would be Xi’s first foreign trip since the Covid pandemic began and comes amid shifting geopolitics in the Middle East as the US looks to focus more attention and resources on Asia while China and Russia expand their influence in the region.

Full story: The Wall Street Journal

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Sean O'Meara

Sean O'Meara is an Editor at Asia Financial. He has been a newspaper man for more than 30 years, working at local, regional and national titles in the UK as a writer, sub-editor, page designer and print editor. A football, cricket and rugby fan, he has a particular interest in sports finance.