"China is a good friend and partner to Saudi Arabia," President Xi told Mohammed in a meeting in the Great Hall of the People. "Saudi Arabia's relations with China can be traced back a very long time in the past," the crown prince said. Separately, the European Commission wants to add Saudi Arabia to a money-laundering blacklist of governments that do too little to thwart the financing of terrorism and organised crime. Prince Mohammed told the Chinese President they could join the two projects "to realise more progress and jointly confront challenges". Vice Premier Han suggested during his meeting with the crown prince that the two countries deepen partnerships in energy, infrastructure construction, finance, and high-tech.

Source: Daily Nation February 22, 2019 14:15 UTC