2017年3月15～18日，沙特国王萨勒曼访问中国，全面提升两国全面战略。上外中东研究所孙德刚研究员就相关问题接受沙特《阿拉伯新闻报》（Arab News）采访（见Arab News 2017年3月17日第1版和第2版），认为中沙在贸易和投资领域具有很强的互补性。近年来，中国提出“一带一路”倡议，沙特于2016年提出“2030愿景”计划，两国的发展战略具有较强的兼容性。中国把沙特视为“一带一路”倡议在中东推广的重要支点国家，中国与沙投资与贸易有助于未来十年沙特经济的多元化和工业化。中国的“向西看”政策与沙特的“向东看”政策将促进双方的全面战略伙伴关系。
《阿拉伯新闻报》是沙特阿拉伯面向吉达、利雅得和达曼地区发行的英文报纸，沙特阿拉伯第一份英文日报。该报的读者群包括商人、外交官、精英、学者和高级管理人员等。阿拉伯新闻报于1975年4月20日由希沙姆·哈菲兹和他的弟弟穆罕默德·哈菲兹在吉达创办的。
采访内容全文如下：
China, Saudi Arabia Eye $65bn in Deals as King Visits
BEIJING: Chinese foreign affairs analysts say that a series of agreements signed by Saudi Arabia and China is a “win-win” situation for both countries.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman oversaw the signing of deals worth potentially $65 billion on the first day of a visit to Beijing on Thursday, as the world’s largest oil exporter looks to cement ties with China.
Dr. Zeng Ji, chair of the Department of International Affairs at Sun Yat-sen University, China, told Arab News the deals consist of 35 projects that include covering productive capacity, trade, space industry, new energy and education.
“So far, I have noticed that little is mentioned about oil deals,” Zeng said. “It suggests that Sino-Saudi economic cooperation becomes more pluralistic nowadays, compared with China’s traditional reliance on Saudi oil. For China, the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia ... is not only a provider of energy. The paramount need for China is to export its over-abundant productive capacity.”
Zeng added the Middle East would accelerate China’s ambitious initiative aimed at tighter economic links with countries extending to Europe and Africa through the Middle East.
He also said the “deals suggest a win-win situation in the eyes of both countries.”
Dr. Degang Sun of the Institute of Shanghai International Studies University said China and Saudi Arabia are a perfect match in potential trade and investments.
“The two sides’ economies are supplementary to each other,” Degang told Arab News.
“In recent years, China put forward the ‘One Belt and One Road Initiative’ and the Saudi government put forward Vision 2030 in 2016. The two sides’ development strategies are compatible with each other. China perceives Saudi Arabia as the pivotal state in implementing its ‘One Belt and One Road,’ and China’s investment in and trade with Saudi Arabia will enhance the diversification and industrialization of the Saudi economy in the next decade.”
He said Saudi Arabia “looking east” and China “looking west” will enhance their strategic partnership.
Few other details were given about the 14 memoranda of understanding (MoU) that were signed on Thursday.
Besides the MoUs agreed between the two governments, Saudi and Chinese companies signed 21 deals, ranging from exploring investments in oil and petrochemical plants to e-commerce and co-operating in renewable energy markets.
来源：Arab News
