Riyadh, Sep. 29, 2019, SPA -- The second version of the Saudi Chinese Exhibition for the Employment of Saudi Nationals was organized at Prince Sultan University in Riyadh today under the supervision of the Saudi Center for International Strategic Companies (SCISC) and the cooperation of the ministries of Education and Labor and Social Development, Embassy of China in Riyadh, Mohammed bin Salman Charity Foundation (MISK), and Chinese companies liaison office in Riyadh. Addressing the event, CEO of SCISC Dr. Faisal bin Hamad Al-Sugeir said this initiative comes to embody the distinguished status the Kingdom is enjoying and reflect the prominent importance the developing relations between the Kingdom and China are witnessing amid the care and interest of the leaderships of the two countries. He said the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH the Crown Prince, believe that the private sector is a key pillar of the country's national economy, and a strategic partner in the success of the Kingdom's vision 2030. It also views a developing role of the Chinese companies operating in the Kingdom, citing that more than 150 Chinese companies are doing business in the Kingdom and extending a hand of investment and cultural contacts to the people of the Kingdom. He pointed to the importance of teaching the Chinese language at senior Saudi educational levels upon a decision taken by the monarch and coincided by the historical visit to China by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. --SPA 20:20 LOCAL TIME 17:20 GMT 0017 www.spa.gov.sa/w1181377