Biden's strategy to lure Saudi Arabia and India away from China.

The Biden administration is offering lucrative contracts to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to lure him away from China, despite once threatening to make him a "pariah" over the assassination of Jamal al-Khashoggi. The US is concerned about China's growing influence in the Middle East and is seeking to push back against it. The Saudis are seeking to broaden their alliances and are drawing closer to rival powers, including Russia and China. The US is determined to play a key role in the region and smooth over past disputes, but the Saudis are unlikely to abandon their tightrope strategy of balancing between rival superpowers any time soon.