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习近平会见沙特阿拉伯王国王储穆罕默德
2019-02-22 20:25:16 来源： 新华网

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新华社北京2月22日电（记者孙奕）国家主席习近平22日在人民大会堂会见沙特王储穆罕默德。韩正出席。
习近平请穆罕默德转达对萨勒曼国王的诚挚问候。习近平指出，近年来，在双方高层引领下，中沙全面战略伙伴关系形成了全方位、多层次、宽领域的新格局。中方视沙特为好朋友和好伙伴，愿同沙方携手同行，继往开来，不断开创中沙友好和战略关系新局面。

2月22日，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂会见沙特阿拉伯王国王储穆罕默德。 新华社记者 刘卫兵 摄
习近平强调，中沙要在涉及彼此核心利益和重大关切问题上继续相互支持，增进政治互信。中方坚定支持沙方推动的经济多元化和社会改革，坚定支持沙方为维护国家主权、安全、稳定所作努力，反对任何干涉沙特内政的行为。两国要加强发展战略对接，深化利益融合，加快签署“一带一路”倡议同沙特“2030愿景”对接实施方案，推动能源、基础设施、贸易投资、高附加值产业等双边务实合作不断取得新成果。两国要共同推动中国－海合会自由贸易区建设。
习近平指出，中国支持中东人民的和平诉求，支持地区国家的变革转型努力，赞赏沙特为维护地区和平、稳定与发展所作出的积极努力，愿同沙方共同探索“以发展促和平”的中东治理路径，通过共建“一带一路”，加强区域发展合作，筑牢地区和平稳定根基。双方要共同鼓励、支持各方通过对话协商，以政治途径解决热点问题。双方要促进中东反恐合作，加强去极端化国际合作，防范极端思想渗透蔓延。
穆罕默德首先转达萨勒曼国王对习近平的亲切问候和良好祝愿。穆罕默德表示，沙中友好交往历史悠久。当前，两国关系十分友好，经贸合作发展迅速。双方没有任何分歧。沙特对中国在习主席领导下的光明发展前景充满信心，视中国为重要战略伙伴，感谢中国对沙特国内改革和发展的支持。阿拉伯半岛是古丝绸之路的一部分。沙特支持共建“一带一路”倡议，愿将沙方“2030愿景”同“一带一路”倡议对接，进一步深化两国各领域务实合作。沙方坚定奉行一个中国政策。中国有权为维护国家安全采取反恐和去极端化举措，沙方予以尊重和支持，愿同中方加强合作。沙特重视中国在国际和地区事务中的积极作用，愿同中方加强沟通协调。
杨洁篪、王毅、何立峰参加会见。
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Xi Jinping Meets with King of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad
2019-02-22 20:25:16 Source: Xinhuanet
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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 22 (Reporter Sun Wei) Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad at the Great Hall of the People on the 22nd. Han Zheng attended.

Xi Jinping asked Muhammad to convey his sincere regards to King Salman. Xi Jinping pointed out that in recent years, under the leadership of the two sides, the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Saudi Arabia has formed a new pattern of all-round, multi-level and wide-ranging areas. The Chinese side regards Saudi Arabia as a good friend and good partner. It is willing to join hands with the Saudi side to carry forward the past and continue to create a new situation of friendship and strategic relations between China and Saudi Arabia.

On February 22, President Xi Jinping met with King Hamam, the king of Saudi Arabia, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Weibing photo

Xi Jinping emphasized that China and Saudi Arabia should continue to support each other and promote political mutual trust on issues involving core interests and major concerns. China firmly supports the economic diversification and social reforms promoted by the Saudi side, and firmly supports the efforts of the Saudi side to safeguard national sovereignty, security and stability, and opposes any interference in Saudi internal affairs. The two countries should strengthen the development strategy, deepen the integration of interests, accelerate the signing of the “One Belt and One Road” initiative and Saudi Arabia’s “2030 Vision” docking implementation plan, and promote bilateral and pragmatic cooperation in energy, infrastructure, trade and investment, and high value-added industries to achieve new results. . The two countries should jointly promote the construction of the China-GCC free trade zone.

Xi Jinping pointed out that China supports the peace demands of the people in the Middle East, supports the reform and transformation efforts of the countries in the region, appreciates Saudi Arabia's active efforts to maintain regional peace, stability and development, and is willing to work with Saudi Arabia to explore the Middle East governance of "promoting peace through development". The path, through the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”, strengthen regional development cooperation and build a foundation for peace and stability in the region. The two sides should jointly encourage and support the parties to resolve hot issues through political channels through dialogue and consultation. The two sides should promote counter-terrorism cooperation in the Middle East, strengthen international cooperation, and prevent the spread of extreme ideas.

Muhammad first conveyed the cordial greetings and best wishes of King Salman to Xi Jinping. Muhammad said that the friendly exchanges between Saudi Arabia and China have a long history. At present, the relations between the two countries are very friendly and economic and trade cooperation is developing rapidly. There is no difference between the two sides. Saudi Arabia is full of confidence in China's bright development prospects under the leadership of President Xi, regards China as an important strategic partner, and thanks China for its support for Saudi domestic reform and development. The Arabian Peninsula is part of the ancient Silk Road. Saudi Arabia supports the "One Belt, One Road" initiative and is willing to link the "2030 Vision" of Saudi Arabia with the "One Belt, One Road" initiative to further deepen pragmatic cooperation in various fields between the two countries. Shafang firmly adheres to the one-China policy. China has the right to take anti-terrorism and de-extremization measures for safeguarding national security. The Saudi side respects and supports it and is willing to strengthen cooperation with China. Saudi Arabia attaches importance to China's active role in international and regional affairs and is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China.

Yang Jiechi, Wang Yi and He Lifeng attended the meeting.
[Error Correction] Editor: Han Jiahui

 

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Why was the Trump administration so eager to give nuclear technology to the reckless Saudi regime?

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Group of 20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires on Nov. 30, 2018. (Sergio Moraes/Reuters)

By Editorial Board
February 21 at 7:36 PM

SAUDI ARABIA’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has built a record of reckless aggression against opponents both at home and abroad. He has also declared on at least one occasion that his regime could seek to acquire nuclear weapons. It would seem common-sensical for the United States to avoid transferring any nuclear technology to his regime without ironclad guarantees that it could not be used to build bombs. Yet the Trump administration appears to have persisted in considering proposals to do just that — in part at the urging of senior officials and lobbyists with troubling conflicts of interest.

A report by the Democratic staff of the House Oversight and Reform Committee this week provided new details of how former national security adviser Michael Flynn and other National Security Council officials attempted to rush through a plan for U.S. companies to sell nuclear power plants to Saudi Arabia in the early weeks of the Trump administration. Ignoring warnings by career officials that they could violate laws on technology transfers, as well as conflict-of-interest rules, they pushed a scheme drawn up by a firm represented by several well-connected retired generals.

According to the committee report, Mr. Flynn had identified himself as an adviser to the company, and the plan called for President Trump to appoint his close friend Tom Barrack to oversee a deal with the Saudis even though his private business has raised considerable funds from Saudi investors.

Though the NSC initiative appears to have been squelched by H.R. McMaster, who replaced Mr. Flynn, negotiations with the Saudis have quietly continued under Energy Secretary Rick Perry. As recently as last week, Mr. Trump held a meeting with nuclear company executives in the Oval Office to discuss power-plant sales to Saudi Arabia. The session was organized by the firm that previously collaborated with Mr. Flynn, and the shadows of possible conflicts of interest persist. One of the nuclear companies, Westinghouse Electric, is owned by a firm that also bought a stake in a troubled Manhattan skyscraper owned by Jared Kushner’s family company. Mr. Kushner, a key interlocutor with Mohammed bin Salman, is due to visit the kingdom again next week.

There is an argument to be made for U.S. firms selling nuclear plants to Saudi Arabia: If the kingdom is determined to acquire them, then it would be better it do so from U.S. companies than from their Russian or Chinese competitors. But that logic holds only if the administration negotiates a deal with Riyadh imposing strict controls on the technology. In the case of Saudi Arabia, the only responsible accord would be one that prohibited the regime from any enrichment of uranium or reprocessing of spent fuel — techniques that can be used to build nuclear weapons.

Unsurprisingly, the arrogant crown prince is refusing to accept those terms — probably because he wishes to preserve a nuclear-arms option. Though federal law requires the United States to negotiate a protocol on the conditions for supplying nuclear technology and submit that to Congress, it does not mandate those conditions. So Congress must insist that any nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia embrace this gold standard. To do otherwise would only compound the danger posed by Mohammed bin Salman.

Read more:

The Post’s View: MBS promised a bullet for Khashoggi. Congress must promise consequences for MBS.

David Ignatius: The Khashoggi killing had roots in a cutthroat Saudi family feud

James Downie: Democrats should investigate the Kushner-MBS connection

Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression

The Post’s View: MBS has a toxic record of recklessness. The Trump administration doesn’t need him.

 

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019...rabia-nuclear-technology-190219181918317.html
Donald Trump rushing to sell Saudi Arabia nuclear technology

Experts worry tech transfer will allow Saudi Arabia to produce nuclear weapons, contributing to Middle East arms race.

by William Roberts
20 Feb 2019



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Washington, DC - The administration of President Donald Trump is bypassing the United States Congress to advance the sale of US nuclear power plants to Saudi Arabia, despite concerns it would violate US law guarding against technology transfers, according to a new report by a congressional committee.
Security analysts worry the technology would allow Saudi Arabia to produce nuclear weapons in the future, potentially contributing to an arms race in the Middle East.
US legislators are concerned about the stability of Saudi leadership under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) because of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the war in Yemen.
Multiple unnamed "whistleblowers" have come forward to warn about White House attempts to speed the transfer of highly sensitive US nuclear technology to build new nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia, according to the staff report by the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
"The whistleblowers who came forward have warned of conflicts of interest among top White House advisers that could implicate federal criminal statutes," Representative Elijah Cummings, the Democrat chairman of the committee, said in a letter to the White House on Tuesday.
The committee is investigating efforts by US nuclear power companies to win Trump administration approval to build nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries.
IP3 consortium

UK's weapon sales to Saudi unlawful: Lords committee (2:48)

A key target of the Oversight Committee's inquiry is an effort by IP3 International, a consortium of nuclear power producers that began lobbying during the Trump transition in late 2016 and early 2017 to win presidential approval to develop nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia.
Most recently, Trump met on February 12 with the IP3 International representatives and the chief executive officers of major US nuclear energy producers to discuss developing nuclear power plants in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, a meeting that was initiated by IP3's founder, retired Army General Jack Keane, according to the committee report which cited Bloomberg News.
The IP3 proposal has been repeatedly promoted to White House officials by Thomas Barrack, according to the report. Barrack is a personal friend of the president who raised $107m for Trump's Inaugural Committee. US prosecutors in New York are investigating the inaugural committee activities.
'Chaos, dysfunction, backbiting'
The committee released documents describing the IP3 proposal. Cummings' letter further demands documents and emails from the White House related to its discussions of potential nuclear power development in the Middle East.
Whistleblowers "warned about a working environment inside the White House marked by chaos, dysfunction and backbiting. And they have warned about political appointees ignoring directives from top ethics advisors at the White House who repeatedly and unsuccessfully ordered senior Trump administration officials to halt their efforts", Cummings wrote in the letter.
Meanwhile, a US Senate proposal offered by Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat - with support from Senator Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican - seeks to block Saudi Arabia from developing bomb material by prohibiting it from enriching uranium or reusing plutonium from any future power plants.
'Trump picking favourites'
In addition, the committee report focuses on former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, a retired army general who in 2016 worked as an adviser to a subsidiary of IP3 while he was also serving in Trump's presidential campaign.
Flynn was an advocate for IP3's plan to sell nuclear power plants to Saudi Arabia in the transition period after Trump won the US election and when he joined the White House as national security adviser, according to the unnamed whistleblowers cited in the report.
As Trump took office in early 2017, Bud McFarlane, former President Ronald Reagan's national security adviser and now an adviser to IP3, emailed Flynn draft documents for the president's signature outlining a new "Marshall Plan for the Middle East" centred on development of dozens of civilian nuclear power plants by US companies.
Under US law, any deal to sell Saudi Arabia nuclear energy technology would require a prior agreement, approved by Congress, between the US and Saudi Arabia to place fissionable material under the monitoring and control of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency.
Separately, on January 1, 2017, McFarlane, the founders of IP3 and the CEOs of six companies - Exelon Corp., Toshiba Energy, Bechtel Corp., Centrus, GE Power and Siemens USA - had sent a letter to MBS promoting the proposal, according to the report.
"This is more about Trump wanting to do favours for the Saudis for financial reasons and to buttress the Saudis against Iran in the region. But the Saudis do not need nuclear power, and if they get it, will only push Iran to restart its nuclear programme," Tom Collina, policy director at the Ploughshares Fund, a non-proliferation advocacy group based in Washington, DC, told Al Jazeera.
"This is Trump picking favourites in the Middle East which will not end well," Collina said.
In 2015, Iran reached agreement with five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and the European Union not to develop nuclear weapons in exchange for relief from economic sanctions. Iran is receiving technical assistance from Russia in developing civilian nuclear power.
In May 2018, Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from the Iran nuclear agreement, which had been negotiated by the administration of his predecessor, Barack Obama, and re-imposed oil and financial sanctions.
Iran has continued to comply with the agreement. The EU, Russia and China have refused to go along with US efforts to reimpose sanctions.
On Sunday, US Vice President Mike Pence clashed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the Iran deal in competing speeches given at the Munich Security Conference.
Pence called on European allies to join the US in withdrawing from the agreement, while, for her part, Merkel defended the Iran nuclear deal, saying it effectively limits Tehran's ability to produce bomb material.

 

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Xi, & Putin can counter offer Golden Escalator against Dotard's offer.

You want nuke, so Mr. Golden Escalator? Russia & China got the BEST & MOST ADVANCED NUKE, that Dotard had been throw far lagging behind further and further by each day.

Veer your missiles and aim on Jews in Israel and we can even directly ship you warheads you need.

I will butt hurt Dotard most deeply.

Let Ang Moh run short of coffins and cry Holocuast anything you can still cry, corpse can no longer cry.

Dotard can no no longer cover his own ass not to consider Israel or Jews. He is only kissing Kim Jong Nuke's ass to buy time further from being nuked.

 

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https://www.rt.com/business/452182-saudi-crown-prince-china/



Saudi Arabia inks $10 billion refinery deal with China as crown prince visits Beijing
Published time: 22 Feb, 2019 15:02 Edited time: 22 Feb, 2019 15:08
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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince with the Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Li Huaxin, Beijing, February 21, 2019. © Reuters / Bandar Algaloud

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Oil major Saudi Aramco and Chinese companies have signed an agreement to develop a joint refining and petrochemical complex worth more than US$10 billion during Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s two-day trip to Beijing.
Aramco and China North Industries Corporation, officially abbreviated as Norinco, along with Panjin Sincen, agreed to create “the largest Sino-Foreign” joint venture on Friday. The new complex will be located in the city of Panjin in the Chinese Liaoning province, and is set to start commercial operation in 2024, the Saudi company said in a statement.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince walks with officials, Beijing, China February 21, 2019. © Reuters / Bandar Algaloud
The partners will set up a new company called Huajin Aramco Petrochemical Co. Ltd., as part of a project that will include a 300,000-barrel-per-day refinery. Saudi Aramco will hold 35 percent of the newly formed venture, while its Chinese partners NORINCO and Panjin will hold 36 percent and 29 percent correspondingly, according to the deal.
Aramco vowed to supply up to 70 percent of the crude feedstock for the refinery.
The company also signed an agreement to buy a nine-percent stake in an 800,000-barrel-per-day integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in the Zhejiang province, it announced the same day.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Great Wall of China in Beijing, February 21, 2019 © Reuters / Bandar Algaloud
The multi-billion deal comes as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MbS) wrapped up his visit to China, Saudi Arabia’s largest trade partner, as part of his Asian tour. During his trip, the Saudi royal took a walk along the Great Wall before meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Saudi Arabia has long been eyeing investment in China, including its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Beijing has apparently become especially attractive for Riyadh, after some of its trade partners condemned the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last year. The crown prince has denied any links to Khashoggi’s death.
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Earlier this month, Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih told Xinhua news agency that “major investment” between the two countries is just starting.
“Saudi Arabia has a lot of capital that needs to find profitable places to be deployed. China is a great place to invest with a huge market and an improving environment,” the minister stated.
China is Saudi Arabia’s top trade partner. However, when it comes to crude imports, Russia has remained the leading crude oil supplier to the country for the past two years, leaving the kingdom behind.
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