Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to attend the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit.
"Riyadh sees a geopolitical order that is largely in flux, with an opportunity to enhance its leverage in the international system," Eurasia said.
Saudi's leadership has assessed that its interests are served through broadening the kingdom's international partnerships, they said, adding that it includes relations with "the UK, France, Germany, Greece, and Spain on the European side, Russia on the energy front, and many Asian countries on the economic front."Eurasia expects Xi's visit to be "full of pomp and circumstance" and the tone likely to be "much more positive.
"Nevertheless, the relationship still has a long way to go if it is to become as deep and nuanced as Saudi-US ties," the analysts stated. Despite ongoing U.S.-Saudi tensions, Riyadh still views Washington as its preferred security partner, Eurasia elaborated. "However, Saudi Arabia will seek to enhance its military ties with China and other global arms suppliers as U.S. congressional obstacles to weapons sales have created concerns in the kingdom."
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