Chinese President Xi Jinping with then-Saudi deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in September 2016.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Riyadh this month to meet Mohammed bin Salman and other leaders. It was seen as a message to the US, but it's a mistake to think China has the same ambitions in the Middle East as the US. Natalie Armbruster is a research associate at Defense Priorities.

This month, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Riyadh for a three-day

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