New era of China-Saudi ties riles Iran
It cannot be lost on Tehran that the historicity of Xi’s visit to Saudi Arabia lies in the recreation of the history playing out in West Asia since the secret meeting between the then US President Franklin Roosevelt and King Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia off Alexandria in 1945
Chinese President Xi’s visit to Saudi Arabia comes with significant diplomatic overtures to Arab world
President Xi Jinping’s visit to the region as been termed as “the largest and highest level diplomatic event between China and the Arab world.” China is already the largest trading partner of the GCC as a whole
G20 is dead. Long live G20
The tidings from the G20 summit in Bali leave a sense of mixed feelings of hope and despair. While the US clings to its entitlement, positions by other countries indicate change is likely
The United States contests the Chinese Belt and Road with a private corporation
The US has launched another private initiative in an attempt to counter China’s rapidly growing infrastructure development and investment project, Belt and Road
Western-led globalization might end, but the new globalization might have an Eastern face
The appetite around the world has increased for an alternative to Western globalization, but this does not necessarily mean deglobalization
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