RIYADH: The Chinese Embassy in Saudi Arabia hosted a reception on Thursday in Riyadh’s Cultural Palace to mark the 98th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army.
“The Chinese and Saudi people have a friendship and connection of more than 2,000 years,” said Zhu Je, the armed defense attache at the embassy.
He added that the two nations celebrated this week the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, which began on July 21, 1990.
In his opening remarks, Zhu highlighted the growing relations between the two nations. “China has become Saudi Arabia’s largest trading partner; Saudi Arabia is China’s largest trading partner in the Middle East,” he said.
President Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia’s leaders have worked on developing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership since 2022, Zhu said.
