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Raving in Riyadh – The New Saudi Arabia with Sami Hamdi

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Bin Salman Demonstrates Statesmanship

This is an example of bin Salman really demonstrating statesmanship. A moral is in no morality involved in this statemanship whatsoever. What people are seeing in it is a demonstration of autonomy. The Chinese are aware that bin Salman is flirting with them to spite the US. He can't compromise Saudi security by going towards the Chinese or the like. It's a genius strategy. But he's in a position of weakness.

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