{"id":61285,"date":"2010-04-21T06:59:14","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T13:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=61285"},"modified":"2010-04-21T07:06:10","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T14:06:10","slug":"china-and-saudi-arabia-form-stronger-trade-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2010\/04\/china-and-saudi-arabia-form-stronger-trade-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"China and Saudi Arabia Form Stronger Trade Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/04\/21\/business\/global\/21energy.html?src=busln\">Bloomberg<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nLi Wei, a Chinese diplomat in Riyadh, had only just seen off a Chinese Ministry of Commerce delegation to Saudi Arabia this month when he started preparing for another governmental visit in two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery month we have delegations coming to Saudi Arabia,\u201d said Mr. Li, who works in the Chinese Embassy\u2019s commercial section in the Saudi capital. \u201cWe are too busy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>China, one of the world\u2019s largest oil consumers, and Saudi Arabia, holder of about a fifth of global crude reserves, are forging closer ties as the Gulf kingdom responds to a Chinese drive to supply its rising energy needs. In November, China overtook the United States as the main buyer of Saudi oil, and Saudi Arabian Oil and Saudi Basic Industries are investing in refinery and petrochemicals projects in China. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Bloomberg: Li Wei, a Chinese diplomat in Riyadh, had only just seen off a Chinese Ministry of Commerce delegation to Saudi Arabia this month when he started preparing for another governmental visit in two weeks. \u201cEvery month we have delegations coming to Saudi Arabia,\u201d said Mr. Li, who works in the Chinese Embassy\u2019s commercial 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