China posts four-point proposal to boost cooperation with Saudi Arabia

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China-Saudi Arabia High-Level Joint Committee has been an important platform for cooperation, Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng said during the third meeting of the joint committee co-chaired with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud in Beijing on Friday.

Han said that China-Saudi Arabia ties have been developing rapidly in recent years, noting fruitful cooperation outcomes have also been achieved in various fields.

At the meeting, the vice premier proposed a four-point proposal to move forward cooperation:

Deepening political mutual trust, supporting each other's core interests and strengthening communication in multilateral affairs

Seeking deeper synergy of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Saudi Vision 2030 plan to enhance cooperation in energy, infrastructure construction, finance, and high technology

Boosting cooperation in anti-terrorism and law enforcement

Enhancing cultural and people-to-people exchanges

The crown prince said Saudi Arabia attaches great importance to its comprehensive strategic partnership with China, and will stick to the one-China policy, and firmly support China's efforts in protecting national sovereignty, peace and security.

He added that Saudi Arabia is willing to jointly cooperate with China under the framework of the BRI to bring benefits to the two peoples.

Han and Mohammed signed a document on the third meeting of the China-Saudi Arabia High-Level Joint Committee, and they also witnessed the signing of cooperative agreements in various areas including politics, marine transportation, production capacity, energy, and finance.

(CGTN's Su Yuting also contributed to the story)

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