Stir the Saudi Crown Prince of the Middle East: from "international abandoned children" to let Bayeng "face the face"

Jimu Journalist Song Qingying

Intern Yang Xingnan

Biden ended the journey to the Middle East of Saudi Arabia and other countries, and had an amazing change in Biden in this visit. He once called Saudi Arabia as a "pariah", and he took the initiative to express his relationship with Saudi Arabia, and also touched the Saudi Crown Prince.

The 36 -year -old Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (hereinafter referred to as the little Salman) grew up in the fierce crown prince's dispute and became the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia. It is acknowledged that the United States cannot ignore Saudi Arabia and the young leader.

Muhammad Bin Salman (Tuyuan: Xinhua News Agency)

More than 5,000 princes stood out, and the old king easily reserved the upper position

Little Salman is the son of King Salman and the third princess Fayhida. He graduated from the University of Saudi Arabia. In December 2009, Salman served as a special political consultant of the prince's father and began to enter politics.

Former King Abdullah died of illness on January 23, 2015, and Prince Salman succeeded to the king. According to Bloomberg, a Saudi intelligence official revealed that Saleman said at a conference in 2014 that he had a plan to poison the sixth king Abdullah. But this statement was denied by the Saudi government.

Due to the special brothers and systems of the Saudi royal family, after Prince Saliman ascended the throne, he initially appointed his brother Muklin as the crown prince. Young Minister of Defense.

Three months later, King Salman issued a series of major personnel appointments such as the re -establishment of crown princes, deputy crown princes and replacement of foreign ministers. Muklin was abolished, and King Salman was designated as the nephew Naif as the crown prince, and Salman was appointed as the deputy crown prince.

On June 21, 2017, King Salman stopped his nephew Naisov and changed the appointment of Salman as the new crown prince.

Mohammed Bin Salman (Tuyuan: Reuters)

It is said that in the generation of Salman, there are more than 5,000 princes of the Saudi royal family, and theoretically there are opportunities to inherit the throne. The king's competence was very fierce, but Saleman still stood out.

Bold reforms and anti -corruption are loved by young people

After serving as the crown prince, Salman proposed the "Saudi Vision 2030" reform plan. The core is a comprehensive economic reform, which aims to develop new industries and create employment opportunities for Saudi people.

In addition, he also announced a series of highly anticipated social reforms, including the development of the film industry and public entertainment activities, and ending the ban on women's driving.

According to Saudi royal sources, Salman is very popular among young Saudi and supported by many royal members.

In addition to the reform, Salman also performed a anti -corruption movement that shocked domestic and foreign. In November 2017, he arrested more than 500 people, including princes, ministers, and chaebols. They were detained at the Risi Calton Hotel in Riyadh for several months. According to official data, this anti -corruption movement lasted for 15 months and recovered about $ 107 billion in assets.

Salman also reshaped Saudi Arabia's foreign policy. He pays great attention to maintaining the relationship with the Trump administration, and in order to ease the tension, he launched a direct talks with Iran in 2021.

From "international abandoned children" to returning to the international stage

In 2018, 59 -year -old Saudi journalist Kashuji was killed, which caused a particularly heavy blow to the prestige of Salman. Although he denied the killing of Kashuji, he accepted the responsibility of "as a leader."

At the same time, this incident has also increased the criticism of Saudi Arabia in Western countries. In the United States, the attack on Saudi Arabia during the presidential election became a tradition.

Biden and Little Salman (source: BBC)

But in fact, the West has less than four years of "isolation" to Crown Prince Salman. French President Macron took the lead in visiting Saudi Arabia in December 2021, and British Prime Minister Johnson also followed in March this year.

Biden's transformation is particularly noticeable, because among all Western leaders, Biden had previously touched Salman's attitude.

During his presidential campaign, he called Saudi Arabia as a "pariah country". Shortly after he was elected, Biden said that he would never talk to Saudi Crown Prince Salman.

From July 13th to 16th, President Biden opened his first trip to the Middle East after his office. Before leaving, the Washington Post's point of view tried to defend his trip to Saudi Arabia.

However, the New York Post pointed out that Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia could not erase a fact: this is the failure of Bayeon, the personal and political victory of Crown Prince Salman's prince. This marks that Saudi Arabia, which is regarded as "abandoned internationally," is returning to the international stage.

According to the official announcement of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia has reached 18 agreements with the United States in terms of aerospace, finance, energy, and medical care. As for whether Biden persuaded Saudi Arabia to increase oil, there are still questions.

The reason why Biden changes attitude: the United States needs Saudi Arabia

Why is Biden before? According to the New York Times, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is still the main oil -producing country in the oil market and the main buyer of American weapons worldwide. Due to geopolitical and economical reasons, Saudi Arabia and the United States have important significance in many issues, such as fighting against Iran and ending the Yemen War to normalize the relationship between Israel and the Arab world.

In general, the United States needs Saudi Arabia.Ayham Kamel, director of the political risk consulting company "Eurasia Group", said: "Biden came here to revive the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States, under the current geopolitical environment -Russia and Ukraine conflicts, energy issues and Arabia regionsThe influence, this relationship needs to be repaired. "And the Peninsula TV stated that in the recent Gulf history, the strategic partnership with the United States has shaped the energy and security policy of the Gulf country.determining factors.With the decline in the security commitment of the Bay and the return of petroleum, the Gulf country is also seeking to redesign its partnership standards with the United States.

- END -