The Wall Street Journal reported that China's President Xi Jinping plans to visit Saudi Arabia by the end of this year and hold a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The newspaper quoted well-informed sources as saying that Xi is expected to visit Riyadh before the end of this year.
Beijing and Riyadh seek to strengthen their relations and advance the vision of a multipolar world in which the United States no longer dominates the world order, according to the paper.
It noted that in a preliminary way, it is planned that this visit will take place in the second week of December.