Coverage dated December 5, 2022

Xi visit spotlights warming Saudi-China ties, and their 'limits'

Headline from Digital Journal

When Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Saudi Arabia from Wednesday, the oil-rich kingdom will seek mostly economic gains rather than a meaningful shift

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  1. Digital Journal

    Xi visit spotlights warming Saudi-China ties, and their 'limits' (opens Digital Journal)

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    When Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Saudi Arabia from Wednesday, the oil-rich kingdom will seek mostly economic gains rather than a meaningful shift

  2. KRDO

    China's Xi to visit Saudi Arabia, sources say, amid frayed ties with the US (opens KRDO)

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    By Nadeen Ebrahim, Tamara Qiblawi and Caroline Faraj, CNN Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for a two-day state visit amid high tensions between the United States and the two countries, according to a source with knowledge of the trip, an Arab diplomatic sourc…

  3. Washington Examiner

    Xi Jinping to visit Saudi Arabia as US relations sour (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Chinese President Xi Jinping will embark on his first visit to Saudi Arabia in six years on Wednesday as relations between the Kingdom and the United States sour.

  4. Voice of America

    Saudi State Media: China's Xi to Visit Saudi Arabia on Wednesday (opens Voice of America)

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    Chinese leader's arrival coincides with heightened tensions between Saudi Arabia and United States over issues ranging from energy policy to regional security and human rights

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