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Flags are set up ahead of Israel's Negev Summit at Sde Boker in the southern desert on March 27, 2022. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)
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Xi Jinping and Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud co-sign the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on December 8, 2022. (Xinhua via Getty Images)
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