Xi Jinping warns against great-power conflict in the Gulf as China, Oman eye trade pact
<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2321,w_3524/744517' alt='Signed documents are held for exchange at a signing ceremony during the state visit by Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China November 2, 2026. (photo credit: TINGSHU WANG/REUTERS)'