'The mistrust Riyadh had for Washington had never been so pronounced. In contrast, the warmth between Saudi Arabia and China has only gotten more intense in the recent past' Opinion | KocEngin16
Xi’s travel confirms that China’s influence is growing in the Gulf and allows MBS to show the US that Riyadh has a confident superpower supporter and is not desperate for Washington’s largesse. Much is at stake for the Crown Prince, and Xi’s trip could help Saudi Arabia gain respectability and credibility on the global stage. In July, Biden undertook his first trip to the Middle East to attend the ‘Jeddah Security and Development Summit’.
for the US President. Instead, he sent the Mecca Governor to the airport to welcome Biden and his team. , “We will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran ...We will seek to build on this moment with active, principled, American leadership.” But the Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel al Jubeir, criticised Biden’s arguments on China. “We build bridges with people; we don’t see one as exclusive of the other,” the minister said during an.
Though the trip might not be a watershed moment, it will still impact regional political dynamics in the Middle East. Undoubtedly, US policymakers will closely observe the trip’s outcome as it could determine the future of bilateral ties between Riyadh and Washington.
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