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Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman traveled to Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun and Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice-chair of the Central Military Commission and China’s highest-ranking uniformed official.
China’s state-owned defense industry displayed the latest model FC-31, its fifth-generation fighter jet, and more than 30 unmanned aerial vehicles at the World Defence Show in Riyadh in February, hoping to ramp up exports to the region. Khalid’s meeting with Gen. Zhang was ominous because Zhang has been China’s point man for developing closer military ties with Russia. ZhangMoscow in November to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss cooperation on advanced military technologies, including space weapons. The Pentagonin May that Russia has “likely” launched at least one anti-satellite weapon into the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite.
If that was truly Khalid’s mission in Beijing, Rumley predicted the outcome would be disappointing, since “China has continually demonstrated that its actions in the region rarely extend beyond its own self-interests.” The biggest advantage remaining to the United States is that it has extended security guarantees to Saudi Arabia that China could not replace, and the Saudi economy is still intricately linked to the U.S. dollar, although the Saudis have lately been“The United States is on the verge of signing a crucial bilateral defense pact with Saudi Arabia, which will significantly bolster its security commitment to the kingdom. It is expected to include formal U.S.
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