Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and China's Premier Li Keqiang attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee
BEIJING (Reuters) - China welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday just days after hosting Saudi Arabia's King Salman and the signing of deals worth as much as $65 billion with Riyadh, as China steps up its tentative engagement with the Middle East.
China has traditionally played little role in Middle East conflicts or diplomacy, despite its reliance on the region for oil.
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