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Op-Ed: Biden’s Hostility Strengthens Saudi-China Relations

Fred Fleitz ,  January 11, 2023

This article originally appeared in Newsmax on January 11, 2023

 

On Jan. 5, 2023, The Wall Street Journal reported that Biden administration officials took significant steps over the past few months to repair U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia.

This included dropping a threat by President Biden last October to punish its kingdom and "reassess" the U.S.-Saudi relationship, after the Saudi-led OPEC+ oil cartel voted to lower oil production in the run-up to the U.S. midterm election.

U.S.-Saudi relations were also bolstered by closer military and intelligence cooperation against Iran. In November, the two countries cooperated to defend Saudi Arabia in response to intelligence reports of an imminent attack...

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