Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Saudi Arabia

Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a three-day state visit to Saudi Arabia. He is scheduled to reach Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday. Analysts believe that the Chinese president's visit is sending a different message amid the strained relations between long-time allies, the United States and Saudi Arabia.

According to Saudi Arabia's state news agency, the Chinese president will attend a bilateral conference during his visit. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is also expected to attend the conference chaired by Saudi King Salman.

According to several reliable sources in Saudi Arabia, Xi Jinping will attend the China-Arab Summit and the China-GCC Summit during the visit. It is expected that the heads of state of at least 14 Arab countries will participate in the Sino-Arab conference.

According to Arab diplomats, Xi Jinping's visit is considered a 'milestone' in Arab-China relations.

Western countries are trying to freeze the price of Russian oil in response to the attack on Ukraine. The United States has called on Saudi Arabia to increase oil production. But Saudi did not hear that and decided to cut production. Washington alleges that through this Saudi Arabia has accepted Russia's submission.

Source: Al Jazeera

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