News Summary

• A flood of deals have been announced to bring Chinese robotaxis, laptops, AI models, and data centers to the kingdom.
• Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is pouring billions of dollars into developing a domestic tech ecosystem.
• The Gulf “is of vital importance for China’s tech outreach,” James Kynge, senior research fellow for China and the world at Chatham House, told Semafor.
• In a departure from business strategies of the past, this current cohort of Chinese companies has a mandate to expand internationally.