Saudi Arabia and China sign strategic deals during visit of Xi Jinping

On 8 December, during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Saudi Arabia's King Salman and Chinese leader Xi Jinping signed a "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement."

A memorandum with China's Huawei Technologies, on cloud computing and building high-tech complexes in Saudi cities was agreed upon despite US concerns.

In an op-ed published in Saudi media, Xi Jinping said he was on a "pioneering trip" to open a new era of China's relations with the Arab world and Saudi Arabia.