A report on Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump and Islam in China

Official portrait, 2017
Chinese-style minaret of the Great Mosque of Xi'an, one of China's oldest mosques.
Trump at the New York Military Academy in 1964
Guang Ta minaret, Huaisheng Mosque. The minaret was built in the 10th century. Photograph from 1860
Trump (far right) and wife Ivana in the receiving line of a state dinner for King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in 1985, with U.S. president Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan
The tombs of Sa-Ke-Zu and Wu-Ko-Shun at Mount Lingshan, Quanzhou
Anthropomorphic stela (4th millennium BC), sandstone, 57x27 cm, from El-Maakir-Qaryat al-Kaafa (National Museum of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh)
Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan
Puhaddin Mausoleum complex in Yangzhou
Entrance of the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City
Jinan Great Southern Mosque was completed during the reign of Temür Khan, Emperor Chengzong of Yuan.
The "Worshipping Servant" statue (2500 BC), above 1 m in height, is much taller than any possible Mesopotamian or Harappan models. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Korea.
Trump and New Jersey Generals quarterback Doug Flutie at a 1985 press conference in the lobby of Trump Tower
Weizhou Grand Mosque, constructed during the Ming dynasty
Qaṣr Al-Farīd, the largest of the 131 rock-cut monumental tombs built from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD, with their elaborately ornamented façades, at the extensive ancient Nabatean archaeological site of Hegra located in the area of Al-'Ula within Al Madinah Region in the Hejaz. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008.
Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hu Dahai was a Chinese Muslim general of the Hongwu Emperor.
Colossal statue from Al-'Ula in the Hejaz (6th–4th century BC), it followed the standardized artistic sculpting of the Lihyanite kingdom, the original statue was painted with white
Trump at a New York Mets baseball game in 2009
Chinese Muslim explorer and admiral, Zheng He.
At its greatest extent, the Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) covered 11100000 km2 and 62 million people (29 per cent of the world's population), making it one of the largest empires in history in both area and proportion of the world's population. It was also larger than any previous empire in history.
Trump and President Bill Clinton in June 2000
Giraffe brought to China, by Zheng He's Treasure Fleet.
The Battle of Badr, 13 March 624 CE
Trump speaking at CPAC 2011
The seventh voyage of Zheng He
Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, the founding father and first king of Saudi Arabia
Trump campaigning in Arizona, March 2016.
Depiction of a Central Asian Muslim from Altishahr, during the Qing dynasty
Political map of Saudi Arabia
2016 electoral vote results. Trump won 304–227
Chinese Muslims during the 1800s by Julien-Léopold Boilly
Map of Saudi Arabian administrative regions and roadways
Women's March in Washington on January 21, 2017
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Map of oil and gas pipelines in the Middle-East
Trump is sworn in as president by Chief Justice John Roberts
Pagoda composed of the Shahada and other Islamic prayers; section of an 1845 scroll
King Fahd with US President Ronald Reagan and future US President Donald Trump in 1985. The US and Saudi Arabia supplied money and arms to the anti-Soviet mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan.
Trump speaks to automobile workers in Michigan, March 2017
1939, Northwest China, Chinese Muslim fighters gather to fight against the Japanese
As many as 500 princes, government ministers, and business people, including Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, were arrested by Saudi Arabian authorities as part of the 2017 Saudi Arabian purge
Trump and group of officials and advisors on the way from White House complex to St. John's Church
Dead bodies of the Chinese Hui Muslim Ha family who were slaughtered and raped by the Japanese in Nanjing
Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh with Bogdan Borusewicz in the Polish Senate, 26 May 2014
Trump examines border wall prototypes in Otay Mesa, California.
An ethnic Hui family celebrating Eid ul-Fitr in Ningxia
Verses from the Quran. The Quran is the official constitution of the country and a primary source of law. Saudi Arabia is unique in enshrining a religious text as a political document.
Trump with the other G7 leaders at the 45th summit in France, 2019
Eid al-Adha at Jiangwan Mosque, Shanghai
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, 21 May 2017
Trump and Xi Jinping at 2018 G20 Summit.
Muslim, Bonan children
U.S. President Barack Obama meets King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, July 2014
Trump, King Salman of Saudi Arabia, and Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the 2017 Riyadh summit in Saudi Arabia
Uyghur Muslims in a livestock market in Kashgar.
Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is named after a Saudi king. The kingdom is a strong ally of Pakistan. WikiLeaks claimed that Saudis are "long accustomed to having a significant role in Pakistan's affairs".
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meeting with Taliban delegation in Qatar in September 2020
99 names of Allah, in Chinese Sini
Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir with then British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (now Prime Minister) in London, 16 October 2016
Trump meets Kim Jong-un at the Singapore summit, June 2018
Chinese Muslim students
Major Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict locations
Putin and Trump shaking hands at the G20 Osaka summit, June 2019
Late 19th century map of Hajj pilgrimage routes, by land and by sea, from China to Mecca.
Flag of Al-Qaeda, a transnational terrorist group formed by Osama bin Laden, a Saudi Arabian national of Yemeni and Syrian extraction who was stripped of his Saudi passport in 1994.
Trump and his third Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett.
Headquarters of the Islamic Association of China in Beijing
"The Saudi pilots training in Italy 1935"—a scene from 'Our Eagles', one of four video wall shows made for the Royal Saudi Air Force Museum
Trump conducts a COVID-19 press briefing with members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force on March 15, 2020
The Niujie Mosque in Beijing
Saudi soldiers from the First Airborne Brigade.
Poland's president Andrzej Duda visited the White House on June 24, 2020, the first foreign leader to do so since the start of the pandemic.
Id Kah Mosque
Deera Square, central Riyadh. It is a former site of public be-headings.
Trump boards helicopter for COVID-19 treatment on October 2, 2020
Locations of Chinese Muslim Sites (2018)
Saudi Arabia topography
Trump discharged on October 5, 2020, from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Number of Chinese Muslim Sites per county (2018)
Harrat Khaybar seen from the International Space Station. Saudi Arabia is home to more than 2000 dormant volcanoes. Lava fields in Hejaz, known locally by their Arabic name of harrat (the singular is harrah), form one of Earth's largest alkali basalt regions, covering some 180000 km2, an area greater than the state of Missouri.
Members of House of Representatives vote on two articles of impeachment, December 18, 2019
A halal butcher shop at Huxi Mosque in Shanghai
A proportional representation of Saudi Arabia exports, 2019
Trump displaying the front page of The Washington Post reporting his acquittal by the Senate
Sini-style Arabic calligraphy of the first Shahada (La 'ilāha 'illā Allāh) at the Great Mosque of Xi'an
Office of Saudi Aramco, the world's most valuable company and the main source of revenue for the state
Trump at a 2020 campaign rally in Arizona
A Chinese-Arabic-Xiaoerjing dictionary from the early days of the People's Republic of China
The hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city for Muslims.
2020 Electoral College results, Trump lost 232–306
King Abdullah Financial Center is one of the largest investment centres in the Middle East, located in Riyadh
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi signing the second impeachment of Trump
Al-Hasa is known for its palm trees and dates. Al-Hasa has over 30 million palm trees which produce over 100 thousand tons of dates every year.
Trump speaks at the "Rally to Protect Our Elections" in Phoenix, Arizona, July 2021.
Saudi Arabia population density (people per km2)
Trump talking to the press, March 2017
Laboratory buildings at KAUST
Fact-checkers from The Washington Post, the Toronto Star, and CNN compiled data on "false or misleading claims" (orange background), and "false claims" (violet foreground), respectively.
The Al-Yamamah Private University in Riyadh
UIS literacy rate Saudi Arabia population, 15 plus, 1990–2015
Historical development of life expectancy in Saudi Arabia
Supplicating pilgrim at Al-Masjid Al-Ḥarām (The Sacred Mosque) in Mecca. The Kaaba is the cubic building in front of the pilgrim.
Non-Muslims are prohibited from entering the Islamic holy city of Mecca
Sarah Attar is a track and field athlete who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics as one of the first two female Olympians representing Saudi Arabia.
The Masjid al-Haram is the holiest Islamic site, located in Mecca
The Mosque of the Prophet in Medina containing the tomb of Muhammad
King Abdullah practising falconry, a traditional pursuit in the country
Arabic coffee is a traditional beverage in Arabian cuisine
Uruguay – Saudi Arabia match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
The 3000-year-old ancient historical city of Dumat al-Jandal in Al Jawf Province
The old city of Jeddah
Jabal Sawda ({{convert|3000|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}) located in the 'Asir subrange of the Sarat Mountains
Abha City, located {{convert|2270|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level in the 'Asir Region
Beach promenade in Al-Wajh
Dhi 'ain village located in Al Bahah Province
The desert of Al-Rub' Al-Khali (The Empty Quarter)
Saad Khader from left and right Mohammad Al-Ali in 1979

On 20 May 2017, President Donald Trump and King Salman signed a series of letters of intent for Saudi Arabia to purchase arms from the United States totalling US$110 billion immediately and $350 billion over 10 years.

- Saudi Arabia

In February 2019, Crown Prince Mohammad defended China's Xinjiang re-education camps for Uyghur Muslims, saying "China has the right to carry out anti-terrorism and de-extremisation work for its national security."

- Saudi Arabia

In July 2020, the Trump administration imposed sanctions and visa restrictions against senior Chinese officials, in response to expanded mass detention camps holding more than a million of the country's Uyghur Muslim ethnic minority.

- Donald Trump

Trump actively supported the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen against the Houthis and in 2017 signed a $110 billion agreement to sell arms to Saudi Arabia, In 2018, the USA provided limited intelligence and logistical support for the intervention.

- Donald Trump

On 17 June 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, which authorizes the imposition of U.S. sanctions against Chinese government officials responsible for re-education camps.

- Islam in China

Salafi movement, which is increasing in China due to fund from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, both are major backers of Salafism, had facilitated a number of Chinese Salafi mosques.

- Islam in China

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