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Urgent: China, Saudi Arabia elevate bilateral ties

Xinhua, January 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who met with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia here on Tuesday, announced with his Saudi host that the two countries are to lift bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Xi arrived earlier Tuesday in the Arabian kingdom on the first leg of his three-country Middle East visit. Endi