June 13—The just concluded 10th Arab-China Business Conference, held for the first time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, drew more than 2,000 participants, and signified the shift of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries towards business and economic growth with China. Last year, trade between Arab countries and China had already surged 31% higher than 2021, and China is building a modern steel plant in Saudi Arabia. Over the two days of the conference, at least 30 trade deals, worth $10 billion, were signed.