Why Is the Biden Administration Selling Arms to China’s New Best Friend, Saudi Arabia?

A Marine posts security during an exercise on Karan Island, Saudi Arabia, on April 23, 2020. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot

Commentary

One of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) biggest priorities involves strengthening ties with Saudi Arabia, a known violator of human rights. In early November, the Chinese Foreign Ministry made a solemn pledge to become Saudi Arabia’s “long-term, reliable and stable good friend and partner.”