China And Saudi Arabia Sihn Tens Of Billions In Deals. Both Heads Of State Agree To Hold Regular Meetings

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🇸🇦🤝🇨🇳The royal family of Saudi Arabia personally came to meet President Xi Jinping at the airport. pic.twitter.com/I8dOLHbkl4

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Zero Hedge: Xi Inks Tens Of Billions In Deals With Saudis, From Huawei Cloud-Computing To Expanded Military Ties 

On the first full day of his visit wherein he was lavishly greeted and given full red-carpet treatment after arrival in the kingdom (clearly more so that Biden's summer trip to Jeddah), Chinese President Xi Jinping met with King Salman and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday, and wide-ranging economic and tech trade agreements were signed to the tune of tens of billions of dollars, along with pledges to expand military cooperation.  

Among the commercial deals made, one name that featured prominently is sure to raise eyebrows in Washington, given the blanket ban and years-long controversy in the states: Huawei. Among the over $29 billion in agreements signed, The Wall Street Journal reports the Saudis are "setting up a Huawei cloud-computing region, building an electric-vehicle manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia and supplying green hydrogen batteries for a futuristic smart city the prince wants to build."  

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WNU Editor: The Middle Eastern media are not the only ones extensively covering this visit. The Chinese media are also reporting on this summit as a major geopolitical change between China and Saudi Arabia .... China, Saudi Arabia deepen relations amid development synergy (Global Times).

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