Saudi Arabia and China said they will increase their cooperation in the oil sector, including in Saudi oil exports to China, during King Salman's recent visit to China.
According to Reuters, the Saudi king oversaw the signing of deals worth US$65 billion on the first day of his visit to Beijing on Thursday.
After losing market share to Russia last year, Saudi Arabia has sought to boost oil sales to China by working with China's top three state oil firms, Reuters reported.
Saudi Arabia's monarch - who has been accredited with the launch of an ambitious economic reform plan since his accession to the throne two years ago - was on a month-long tour of Asia where he visited Malaysia and Indonesia first, and then Japan and China.
Reuters said that King Salman was due to visit the Maldives, but that his visit was cancelled due to a local outbreak of flu.
China's renewed diplomatic push with the Middle East continues this week when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits China, Reuters concluded.
