Saudi crown prince turns to Asia to rebuild his image | Financial Times:
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman this week sought to offset his rocky relationship with western powers on a five-day tour of Asia in which lavish receptions and investment pledges took precedence over the fate of Jamal Khashoggi.
As the young prince faces criticism in the US and Europe over the killing of Khashoggi, a journalist critical of Saudi rulers, the tour was an attempt to re-establish his credentials as a world leader and to boost Saudi commercial ties.
In contrast to a G20 meeting in Argentina in November last year, where the visiting prince faced outrage over the Khashoggi killing, the journalist’s death was barely mentioned as he passed through Pakistan, India and China this week.
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