China.org.cn, March 15, 2017
Saudi monarch King Salman bin Abdul Aziz
Al-Saud is paying an historic visit to China this week as part of
efforts to diversify and deepen ties with leading Asian countries.
Before reaching China, he visited Malaysia, Indonesia and Japan where he
signed numerous agreements to improve economic cooperation. Saudi Arabia is passing through a
critical stage in history. The changes in the region and global
realignments have created a quest for fresh relationships. Hence, a kind
of scramble to secure interests has begun. The process started when the
global powers led by the United States signed a deal to end the nuclear
impasse with Iran. The agreement allowed Iran to rid itself
of international sanctions and play a more robust regional role. As a
sign of this, it has stolen a march in Syria and helped the incumbent
leader Bashar al-Assad become stronger after six years of internal
fighting. It means that Saudi policy to throw him
out through the power of the gun has failed. Iran, along with Russia,
played the leading role in overturning the long-existent power chess
board in Syria.
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