Observation by CCTV reporters: If the US wants to consolidate its relationship with Saudi Arabia and its influence declines, it may be difficult for Saudi Arabia to achieve its goal. This year | I'm afraid of difficulties
Against the backdrop of easing relations among multiple countries in the Middle East, the United States is clearly unable to sit still. The US State Department announced that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia from June 6 to 8. And just last month, US President's National Security Advisor Sullivan just visited Saudi Arabia. What is the purpose behind the two high-level visits by the United States to Saudi Arabia within a month? Can the United States achieve its goals?
Front Desk Reporter Zhang Yaning: The US State Department said in a brief press release that during the visit, Antony Blinken will attend the ministerial meeting of the US Gulf Arab States Cooperation Council to discuss cooperation between the US and GCC countries in security, stability, economy and other aspects in the Middle East. Some analysts pointed out that the main purpose of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit is to repair relations in a sensitive period when the US Saudi Arabia differences and distrust are deepening, so as to strengthen the US control over countries in the region and seek its own interests. But a series of events in the recent period show that the influence of the United States in regional countries, especially Saudi Arabia, continues to decline, which may cast a shadow on Antony Blinken's visit.
Head office reporter Zhang Yaning: The huge difference between the United States and Saudi Arabia lies in the fact that after the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United States hopes Saudi Arabia will increase oil production and stabilize oil prices. Saudi Arabia not only refuses to increase production, but instead decides to reduce production, which leads to the displeasure of the United States. In May this year, Saudi Arabia began voluntarily reducing its daily crude oil production by 500000 barrels. On the 4th of this month, after the OPEC+meeting, the Saudi Ministry of Oil announced that starting from July, Saudi Arabia will voluntarily reduce its crude oil production by an additional 1 million barrels per day for a period of one month, and may consider extending it. After two voluntary production cuts, Saudi Arabia's daily crude oil production will decrease to 9 million barrels by July this year.
Analysts: Saudi Arabia is increasingly pursuing a policy of autonomy
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Analysts point out that Saudi Arabia's move indicates that it is increasingly pursuing a policy of autonomy in both political and economic policies. Some analysts also point out that Saudi Arabia's reduction in crude oil production is also due to the impact of the United States' excessive currency issuance. On the one hand, the international economic situation and oil demand are not optimistic; On the other hand, in the face of inflation caused by excessive currency issuance, oil exporting countries have to take measures to balance oil prices in order to protect themselves.