사우디아라비아-중국 간 포괄·전략적 파트너십 발전 양상과 전망

Development and Prospects on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Saudi Arabia and China

Saudi Arabia and China are strengthening their comprehensive and strategic partnership with significant expansion of cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, energy, security and arms manufacturing. This paper analyzes the development of Saudi-China relations, focusing on the policies of three Saudi kings who lead Saudi politics, diplomacy, and military affairs since 1980s, King Fahd, who began arms trade between Saudi Arabia and China; King Abdullah, who strengthened multilateral cooperation with China as a stable oil market; and King Salman, who changed relations between Saudi Arabia and China under the One Belt, One Road and Saudi Vision 2030.