One of the best pieces written on what is possibly the most cataclysmic palace coup in the history of Saudi Arabia is on Bloomberg Online of 18 November by Raj Bhala, Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law, inaugural Leo S. Brenneisen Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas, School of Law, and Senior Advisor to Dentons U.S. LLP. Click here
With Shakespearean elegance, Bhala dissects the unfolding epic drama, which promises to transform the richest and most powerful Kingdom in the Arab world into a modern state looking to the future. The implications are huge, not just for Saudi Arabia but for the rest of the Middle East and beyond.
Both Saudi Arabia and Iran, key protagonists in this drama, are vital energy suppliers to China and are key anchors to President Xi's Belt and Road Initiative, part and parcel of the China Dream of reviving the glories of the ancient Silk Road.
It's no wonder that speaking by telephone, President Xi told Saudi King Salman that "China’s determination to deepen strategic cooperation with Saudi Arabia will not waver, no matter how the international and regional situation changes." Click here
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