Biden's Plan to Draw Saudi Arabia from China with Promises.

President Joe Biden has shifted his stance on Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, offering lucrative contracts to lure him away from China. The US is seeking to challenge China's rising influence in the Middle East and is willing to overlook past disputes with Saudi Arabia to do so. The crown prince believes he can secure valuable concessions from the US by playing rival superpowers against each other, while strengthening ties with China is a key priority for Riyadh as it seeks to diversify its economy away from fossil fuels. Despite this, the Saudis are unlikely to abandon their tightrope strategy of balancing between rival superpowers any time soon.