Preliminary evaluation of Jintao’s visit to Saudi Arabianote

Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Saudi Arabia early this week and held talks with King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz in Riyadh to confirm a strategic partnership between both countries. The following 383-word report provides a preliminary evaluation of Jintao’s talks in the Kingdom. It tells what issues the talks focused on and what issues the talks avoided to discuss. It also tells what indicated the presence of Wang Huning among the members of the Chinese delegation.