Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Saudi Arabia. His time there will be taken up by bilateral meetings and regional summits with leaders from across the Middle East and North Africa.
So far, the press coverage has mostly focused on the pageantry of the arrival, which saw a twenty-one-gun salute and squadrons of fighter planes spraying smoke in the colors of the Saudi and Chinese flags. China’s press celebrated Xi ...
Day: September 22, 2022
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Analysis from Cobus van Staden
Xi Arrives in Saudi Arabia
Mapping BRI Infrastructure
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How Does the GDI Fit into China’s Global Development?’
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