Beijing, 27 Ramadan,1438 AH, 22 June,2017 , SPA -- The Vice-President of the People's Republic of China Li Yuanchao has congratulated Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on his selection as Crown Prince, appointment as Deputy Premier and continuing as Minister of Defense. "Thanks to the patronage of the two countries' leaders, Chinese-Saudi relations have developed rapidly as mutual strategic trust between the two countries has been strengthened, the scientific cooperation has yielded fruitful results in all fields and the friendship has deepened between the two peoples," he said in a cable sent to the Crown Prince on this occasion. The Chinese Vice President stressed his readiness to work with the Crown Prince in the next phase to enhance the momentum of the positive development of bilateral relations, support the fundamental interests and the great concerns of the two sides and accelerate the linkage between the initiative of the Silk Road and Economic Belt and the Kingdom's vision 2030. He wished the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia steady prosperity and its people further rogress and happiness, and for the Crown Prince constant good health and all success. -- SPA 15:06 LOCAL TIME 12:06 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w433643