The world has witnessed significant triple summits in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia on December 7-9, 2022, namely, the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia, the first China-Arab States Summit and China-Gulf Countries Cooperation (GCC) Summit.

It is the first high-level US delegation to Beijing since the leaders of the two countries pledged to make efforts to repair bilateral relations at the G20 Bali summit in November.

President Xi Jinping's landmark visit to the Middle East has cemented China's strategic partnership with Arab states, mapping out joint actions for pragmatic cooperation and ushering in a new era for the building of a community with a shared future, said officials and experts.

Early on Friday morning, a charter flight carrying a business delegation, organized and sponsored by the Suzhou government, took off for Europe. This was the first charter flight carrying an economic and trade group departing for France and Germany since the outbreak of COVID-19.

By mid-year, the situation should improve as falling inflation allows for gains in real incomes and a recovery in the industrial sector. But with almost no Russian pipeline gas flowing into Europe next year, the continent will need to replace all the lost energy supplies.

China’s intensive head-of-state diplomacy is set to continue in December, and this time, the focus of attention is Saudi Arabia and the broader Arab world.

The zeal with which some US media, think tanks and politicians are trying to link China's increasing "clout" in the Middle East with the United States' declining influence in the region has markedly intensified with Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting Saudi Arabia this week.

Governments are meeting at the 15th Conference of the Parties, or COP 15, to the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Montreal, Canada, from Dec 7-19 to agree on new global goals and a 2030 action plan for nature.

Soon after the conclusion of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a busy month of head-of-state diplomacy.

Unity and collaboration between China and Arab nations is set for a significant boost after President Xi Jinping arrived in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, on Dec. 7 for a state visit.

The relaxing of China's pandemic prevention and control policy is in line with the weakening of the virus' lethality, the high vaccination rate in the nation and people's psychological readiness.

India's close relationship with Russia, especially in terms of energy cooperation, was reportedly top of German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock's agenda during her two-day visit to New Delhi that started on Monday.

On Wednesday, representatives of the 196 nations that have ratified the UN Convention on Biological Diversity will meet in Montreal, Canada, for the start of the second phase of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention.

The first summit between China and Arab countries will be held in Saudi Arabia on Friday. This is a milestone in the history of China-Arab countries relations and will take the cooperation between the two sides to a whole new level.

According to the Financial Times, Canada is planning to deploy more warships through the Taiwan Straits. The Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in an interview that "we will continue to enforce the international rules-based order when it comes to the Taiwan Strait.

Jiang Zemin passed away in Shanghai on Nov 30 at the age of 96. The profound outpouring of grief by the nation speaks volumes of the late leader's great contribution to the Communist Party of China and the country.

The second part of the UN biodiversity summit, known as COP15, will kick off on December 7 in Canada's Montreal. This is a global event, and delegates representing more than 190 parties will negotiate in the regard of the "Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework" (framework).

To maintain its hegemonic position in the science and technology sectors, the U.S. has intentionally sought to stymie Chinese enterprises in recent years.

Rather than being outdated, the virus control measures China carries out is a responsible answer to the call of the times, if not the urgent needs to protect people's lives and health.

It should be pointed out that China and India are more encouraged to focus on win-win cooperation when it comes to promoting infrastructure development in the region, rather than engaging in fierce competition.