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    Matthew Ehret: Xi Jinping's Visit to Saudi Arabia and the overthrow of Atlanticism Archived Message

    Posted by sashimi on December 11, 2022, 11:22 pm

    8 December 2022

    Lede: The historic China-Arab Summit currently underway in Riyadh symbolizes the emerging Eurasianism in the Persian Gulf.

    (quote)
    As Atlanticists continue their commitment to a future shaped by energy scarcity,
    food scarcity, and war with their nuclear-capable neighbors, most states in the
    Persian Gulf that have long been trusted allies of the west have quickly come to
    realize that their interests are best assured by cooperating with Eurasian
    states like China and Russia who don't think in those zero-sum terms.

    With Chinese President Xi Jinping's long-awaited three-day visit to Saudi
    Arabia, a powerful shift by the Persian Gulf's most strategic Arab state toward
    the multipolar alliance is being consolidated. Depending on which side of the
    ideological fence you sit on, this consolidation is being viewed closely with
    great hope or rage.

    Xi's visit stands in stark contrast to US President Joe Biden's underwhelming
    'fist bump' meeting this summer, which saw the self-professed leader of the free
    world falling asleep at a conference table and demanding more Saudi oil
    production while offering nothing durable in return.

    In contrast, Xi's arrival was greeted by a multi-cannon salute and Saudi jets
    painting the red and yellow colors of China's flag in the skies over
    Riyadh. Beijing's delegation of political and business elites, in the following
    days, will continue to meet with Saudi counterparts to strike long-term
    strategic deals in cultural, economic and scientific domains.

    The visit will culminate in the first ever China-Arab Summit on Friday, 9
    December, where Xi will meet with 30 heads of state. The Chinese foreign
    ministry described this as "an epoch-making milestone in the history of the
    development of China-Arab relations."

    While $30 billion in deals will be signed between Beijing and Riyadh, something
    much bigger is at play which too few have come to properly appreciate.
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    -- Cont'd at https://thecradle.co/Article/Analysis/19283

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