After Saudi king, China warmly welcomes Israel's prime minister

By Michael Martina
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.
But it has been trying to get more involved, for example in efforts to e