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Embassy of China in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , is the largest Arab state in Western Asia by land area (approximately 2,250,000 km2 (870,000 sq mi), constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula) and the second-largest in the Arab world (after Algeria). It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast, Yemen in the south, the Red Sea to the west and Persian Gulf to the east. Its population is estimated to consist of 16 million citizens and an additional 9 million registered foreign expatriates and 2 million illegal immigrants. Read More

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Address:	P. O. Box 75231 Riyadh 11578
Tel:	+966 1 4832 126
Hotline:	+966 50057 5670
Fax:	+966 1 2812 070
Email:	chinaemb_sa@mfa.gov.cn
Website:	Website

The People's Republic of China and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enjoyed comprehensive and in-depth development of the bilateral relations and fruitful cooperation in all fields since the diplomatic ties were established in 1990. The year 2010 marked the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the China-Saudi Arabia strategic friendship continued to move forward steadily.

The two countries maintained frequent exchange of visits and deepened political mutual trust. In October, State Councilor Meng Jianzhu visited Saudi Arabia. During the visit, he met with King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud and Head of the General Intelligence Muqrin Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud and held talks with Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior Naif Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud. The two sides signed cooperation documents in the fields of security and law enforcement. In January, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi visited Saudi Arabia. He met with King Abdullah and held talks with Foreign Minister Faysal Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Suad. In December, Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun visited Saudi Arabia and participated in the political consultation between the two foreign ministries.

n May, Foreign Minister Faysal came to China to attend the Fourth Ministerial Conference of China-Arab States Cooperation Forum. He met respectively with Premier Wen Jiabao and Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Li Changchun.

The day 21 July 2010 marked the 20th anniversary of China-Saudi Arabia diplomatic ties. President Hu Jintao, Vice President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi exchanged congratulatory messages respectively with King Abdullah, Crown Prince and Deputy Premier Sultan Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud and Foreign Minister Faysal. The two countries jointly issued a commemorative envelop. Yousif Bin Tarrad Al Sa'doun, Undersecretary for Economic and Cultural Affairs of Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led a youth delegation to China which, together with the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, held the First Sino-Saudi Youth Forum.

Cooperation between the two countries in economy, trade, energy and infrastructure moved forward steadily. Saudi Arabia is expected to remain China's largest supplier of crude oil in the world and largest trading partner in West Asia and Africa. The Al-Mashaaer Al-Mugadassah Metro Project Southern Line undertaken by China Railway Construction Corporation Limited was completed in November.

Cultural cooperation and people-to-people exchanges went smoothly between the two countries. Saudi Arabia took an active part in the Shanghai World Expo and spent US$150 million on its pavilion. The Saudi Pavilion was one of the most popular pavilions during the Expo and received over 4 million visitors. On behalf of King Abdullah, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs Mansour Bin Miteb Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud attended the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo and relevant activities of the National Pavilion Day of Saudi Arabia. In 2010, over 13,000 Chinese muslims were organized to make pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia.