President Xi Jinping greets King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia at Riyadh’s Al-Yamamah Palace in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. The two parties signed the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement that day. Photo: Xinhua

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud held a ceremony Thursday on behalf of the King to welcome Xi. Photo: Xie Huanchi/Xinhua

Xi’s car arrives at the Al Yamamah Palace escorted by guards. Photo: Xie Huanchi/Xinhua

A man walks past the Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 22. The stadium, which is hosting matches in this year’s FIFA World Cup, was jointly constructed with China Railway Construction Corporation. Photo: Simon Bruty/VCG

China’s largest investment project in Saudi Arabia, the Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company refinery, started production in January 2016. The project was jointly established by China Petrochemical Corporation and Saudi Aramco. Photo: Courtesy of China Petrochemical Corporation

Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the United Arab Emirates’ national railway, signed a construction contract with China Railway Construction Corporation and UAE’s National Projects and Construction in 2019 for stage two of the railway project. Photo: VCG

Chinese companies completed the Hassyan Power Plant construction project in Dubai on May 16. The 2,400-megawatt power plant is the first clean coal-fired facility in the Middle East. Photo: CCTV

Residential buildings in the central business district (CBD) of Egypt's new administrative capital in March 2021. China State Construction Engineering Corporation was behind the construction of the CBD project. Photo: Khaled Desouki/VCG

China’s Shandong Electric Power Construction Co. Ltd. undertook the construction of NOOR II and NOOR III concentrated solar power projects in May 2015. The plant is located about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) northeast of Ouarzazate in Morocco. Photo: VCG