China consolidates its grip on the Middle East - opinion
The Chinese delegation is expected to sign dozens of agreements and memoranda of understanding with Gulf nations and other Arab states
CHINESE PRESIDENT Xi Jinping meets with then-Saudi deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman during the G20 Summit in Zhejiang province, China, in 2016.(photo credit: Damir Sagolj/Reuters)ByNEVILLE TELLER