![Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (2nd-L) meets with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (2nd-R) at Great Hall of the People on March 17, 2017 in Beijing, China. At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, King Salman Bin Abdul-Aaziz Al-Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will pay a state visit to China from March 15 to 18, 2017. (Photo by Lintao Zhang - Pool/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2023-04/GettyImages-654272854.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=38QoMC9e)
Dr. Steven Wright is an Associate Professor of International Relations and an Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He previously served as an Associate Dean and the Head of the Department of International Affairs at Qatar University.
![Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (2nd-L) meets with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (2nd-R) at Great Hall of the People on March 17, 2017 in Beijing, China. At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, King Salman Bin Abdul-Aaziz Al-Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will pay a state visit to China from March 15 to 18, 2017. (Photo by Lintao Zhang - Pool/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2023-04/GettyImages-654272854.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=38QoMC9e)