Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and China

Background: Cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia
Source: CCTV.com | 06-22-2008 08:50
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is situated on the Arabian Peninsula, facing the Persian Gulf in the east and the Red Sea in the west. The country borders Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Yemen.

Saudi Arabia has a total landmass of 2.25 million square kilometers, with a population of more than 22 million. It has 13 provinces. Riyadh is the capital.

The Kingdom is the cradle of Islam. Mecca, where Prophet Mohammed was born, is Islam's first holy site. Every year, millions of Muslims from around the world make a pilgrimage there.

Saudi Arabia is a leading producer of oil and natural gas. It holds more than 20 percent of the world's proven oil reserves.

China forged diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia in 1990. Bilateral relations since then have developed steadily, with regular exchanges at various levels. And the areas of bilateral cooperation have expanded.

In January 2006, the King of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz, visited China -- the first visit of a Saudi king to China since the establishment of diplomatic ties.

Three months later, Chinese President, Hu Jintao, paid a reciprocal visit to Saudi Arabia. Both sides reached consensus on pushing forward the development of bilateral strategic friendship and cooperation.

Sino-Saudi trade and energy cooperation has also developed rapidly.

The bilateral trade volume hit more than 20 billion US dollars in 2006, a year-on-year increase of 25 percent. And in the first half of 2007, the volume reached almost 11 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of over 13 percent.

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[sohaib123man]

i do remember saudi arabia was the biggest donor to help china during the chinese earthquake in 2008

[HE006]

I love the Chinese. I am a Muslim and they will run the world in the next 20 years. The time of the barbaric white marauding pillaging Christian cracker is over.

Long Live China!

Islam is the Truth.

[Alvord1430]

@HE006 Oh yes. China is most merciful and respectful of other cultures. Just as the Tibetans. Your new Chinese friends have no interest in Muslim nations unless they have oil. You have just traded one devil for another.

[blufflop]

@CLFDevil respect bro

[Ksharp1fan]

@wahhabiforever

man I couldn't have said that better myself ! ! money can never buy class.. and those nomads will never have a culture.

I think the only reason china is building up their diplomatic relationship with Saudi Arabia is because they want their oil cheap, that's all saudi has to offer anyways, oil, gas and some more oil.

[watup2154]

WOW --- 40 BILLION ALREADY ACHIEVED IN 2008 --

Since 2007 -- China - Japan Trade Reached Staggering 800 Billion dollars per Year ---- and Increasing Since then to over a Trillion dollar Trade per year

Arab Businessmen should Look @ this Great Trading & Business Opportunity

The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has predicted that the imports of China may rise to $5.57 Trillion by year 2020

which places Japan at an excellent position to exploit the Chinese market.

[Tomacomo]

@CLFDevil

you are a faggot, instead of having friendship based on love, your friendship is based on hate. it is based on hate of america. go fuck urself u piece of trash, u hate us for no reason. americans like chinese and arabs but not hateful scum like u

[sunmoonstargood]

@MrAltamemi, my friend, long live Saudi & China. Greeting from a Chinese.