Deeper China-Oman ties strategic for both sides, Xi says

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Chinese President Xi Jinping told Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said that deeper bilateral ties are a shared strategic choice. The leaders met in Beijing and described relations as being at a new historical starting point.

BEIJING, Nov 2 (Reuters) - China sees expanding and deepening ties with Oman as a "shared strategic choice" for both countries, Chinese PresidentXi Jinping told the Sultan of Oman on Monday. Xi toldSultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said at the start of their meeting in Beijing that their countries' relations are at a "new historical starting point".