China's business ties with the Middle East are getting ever closer, underpinning its growing diplomatic efforts in the region.
Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud inaugurates the 10th Arab-China Business Conference in Riyadh, June 11th, 2023. Credit: Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Anyone doubting China’s rapidly growing economic clout in the Middle East need only to have heard Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister speaking at a major business conference held in Riyadh last week.
“China is the biggest trade partner for Arab countries,” Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud told an audience of Saudi royals, corporate leaders and investors at the opening of the tenth Arab-China Business Conference on June 11. "Now, we have an opportunity to strengthen the historic Arab-Chine
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