The visit comes about five months after President Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia.
The Chinese and the Saudi flags adorn a street in Riyadh on Dec. 7 ahead of the Chinese president's visit to the Saudi capital. Photo: Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images
It also comes amid heightened tensions between Saudi Arabia and the Biden administration primarily over oil production in recent months.His plane was escorted by several Saudi air force fighter jets.
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