July 14 — Ministry of Industry and Information Technology minister Li Lecheng
met in Beijing with Saudi Communications and Information Technology Minister
Abdullah Al‑Swaha to discuss deepening China‑Saudi cooperation in information
and communications. Li said MIIT is willing to step up policy exchanges on
digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence and to encourage and support
practical partnerships between Chinese and Saudi firms. Al‑Swaha said Saudi
Arabia is willing to explore cooperation on talent development and capacity
building, welcomed more Chinese investment in Saudi Arabia, and seeks to deepen
collaboration on subsea cables and cloud computing.