The situation in the Middle East is still very complicated, and now the United States seems to be becoming more and more unpopular with Middle Eastern countries, and this has already manifested itself in the field of arms trade. According to the US media "Tactical Report", Saudi Arabia has signed a large arms order with China, involving more than one or two pieces of equipment, and the recent report by the media alone involves aerospace technology, underwater propulsion technology, air police-200 early warning aircraft, SLC-7 anti-stealth radar, A-300 ultra-long-range rocket artillery and other equipment. What wasn't covered by the Tactics Report doesn't count, and neither does what was reported last year.

Saudi Crown Prince Salman intends to supply the Saudi armed forces and other key Saudi units with advanced Chinese satellite systems. Within this framework, Saudi Arabia is negotiating with the Chinese side to ensure several potential agreements for this purpose. This is obviously a comprehensive space cooperation in the direction of strategic cooperation. And, obviously, the military is the forerunner.

This situation proves that the Sino-Saudi cooperation has escalated, and Saudi Arabia has shown more and more anti-American sentiment and strengthened cooperation with China, including: in the field of military industry, not only the proportion of Chinese-style equipment in the Saudi army has increased, but also the Middle East has set an example for abandoning the United States and investing in China. Saudi Arabia used to have a very close relationship with the United States, Saudi Arabia almost made the United States pay for its arms purchases, and it also favored the United States in its foreign policy, but there was a rift in the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, showing the intention of strengthening cooperation with China.

Now Saudi Arabia has not looked at the face of the United States, openly refusing the United States to increase oil production, suppressing oil prices, and reducing production, which has caused US President Biden to be furious. Now in front of the United States. China has won a large arms order, and the number and types of equipment purchased are large, which can be described as a full flowering, and many styles are very worthy of attention.

The SLC-7 anti-stealth radar is a large ground-based early warning radar, which can serve as one of the main sources of intelligence in a country's air defense radar network. The Air Police-200 AWACS aircraft has a very high status as a force multiplier for air operations, and it is also a very difficult product to obtain, and it is not something that can be bought with money at all. The A-300 ultra-long-range rocket artillery can give Saudi Arabia a long-range strike capability, and its range is already equivalent to the US military's land-based tactical missiles, and if the restrictions are lifted, then its range will be very impressive, not 300 kilometers, but 400 or 500 kilometers.

Saudi Arabia has always been known as a local tyrant in the eyes of people, and he never chooses the cheap one when buying things, but only the most expensive one. At present, Saudi Arabia's cooperation with China is not only on the list of energy trade with China, but also in other fields, with more large arms orders, and the scale of arms procurement from China is constantly expanding. If the current trend continues, Chinese-style equipment is likely to replace American goods in the Saudi army, and the Saudi army is currently equipped with quite a lot of American-style equipment, but if Saudi Arabia is willing, with its strong financial resources, it can carry out a comprehensive re-equipping.

Saudi Arabia's arms purchase from China can be called: a big move, or three consecutive whips! In terms of the army, the A-300 ultra-long-range rocket artillery, which is the main force of the future Saudi ground tactical strike, is nothing more reassuring than the long-range firepower provided by rocket artillery with a range of several hundred kilometers. In terms of the navy, the 052D destroyer, which has been rumored to be the most high-end ship in the modern fleet, is also something that Saudi Arabia currently lacks, once it is owned, the image of the Saudi Navy will completely change. In terms of the Air Force, the Air Police-200 is extremely influential, and in modern air operations, the air early warning aircraft belongs to the core of combat forces. Don't look at it and don't rush to the front line, whether it has an impact is not small.

Now the procurement is eye-catching, and the follow-up impact is also great, since the purchase of Chinese-made early warning aircraft, is it plus the supporting fighters? The news about the FC-31/J-35 fighter jet in Saudi Arabia has already come out, and it may only be a matter of time before it becomes a reality.

In actual use, the Chinese equipment in the Saudi army has made great contributions, and its comprehensive performance is much better than that of American equipment. China has a very complete military technology system that can replace American equipment in the whole field of land, sea and air, and it is also a major reason why Saudi Arabia likes Chinese-made equipment.

Saudi Arabia's interest in Chinese equipment is not only a commercial factor, but also other factors, including: politics, or Saudi Arabia's reward. China's recent success in mediating relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran is of absolute significance to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has always had security concerns, and the core is Iran, and if the two sides can shake hands and make peace, it will be equivalent to eliminating the biggest problem. The threat that Saudi Arabia has been trying to eliminate for decades has been simply defused by China, and it is not something that can be reciprocated with a "thank you". Now Saudi Arabia wants to vigorously improve its relations with China and comprehensively purchase Chinese equipment, and almost all of China's exported equipment has been welcomed by Saudi Arabia, which essentially shows an attitude of Saudi Arabia.

The further deepening of Sino-Saudi relations has had an important impact: the era of the United States running rampant in the Middle East has come to an end. Since the Gulf War, the United States has fully entered the Middle East, especially the Gulf region, and controls the most important energy supply in the world. With the changes in the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, the influence of the United States in the Middle East has begun to weaken, Saudi Arabia has strengthened relations with China, Russia and other countries, the situation of the United States dominating the Middle East has ended, and the foundation of US hegemony has been leveraged. The impact is far-reaching, very huge.(This article is from the official website of Seetao www.seetao.com. Reprinting without permission is strictly prohibited. Please indicate Seetao.com + original link when reprinting) Seetao.com Strategy Column Editor/Sun Fengjuan