The world witnessed significant bilateral and multilateral diplomatic activities in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia on December 7-10, namely, the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia, the First China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit.
With far-reaching geopolitical and geoeconomic influence, the state visit and the two summits mark the China-Arab states cooperation has been lifted to a new height and represent a new milestone of cooperation on strategy, energy, trade, investment, finance and technology as well as people-to-people exchange between the world’s second largest economy and the Arab world.
The Riyadh Declaration of the China-Arab States Summit highlights the following key points: All parties agree to strengthen comprehensive cooperation for joint development, advance the Sino-Arab strategic partnership, adhere to the UN Charter and principles and mutual respect for
