China Can Never Fully Replace America as a Saudi Ally
A result neither Washington nor Riyadh should desire.
December 19, 2022
China Can Never Fully Replace America as a Saudi Ally
A result neither Washington nor Riyadh should desire.
Earlier this month the Chinese president Xi Jinping paid a three-day visit to Riyadh, where he participated in a summit with representatives of several Arab governments, as well as additional meetings with the leaders of the Persian Gulf monarchies. The visit, Mohammed Alyahya writes, is a sign of an emerging arrangement where China buys Saudi oil and sells Saudi Arabia its weapons, perhaps even usurping the role traditionally played by the U.S. Alyahya explains the motivations behind Riyadh’s pivot to Asia, while cautioning against it.
December 19, 2022
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