Chinese President Xi Jinping says the Middle East should not become a “battleground for great-power rivalry”. He made the statement as he welcomed the Sultan of Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq to Beijing for a two-day state visit. Xi says China is willing to work with Arab nations to “achieve lasting peace”. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing, China. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #China #Oman #XiJinping #SultanHaitham #Iran #IranWar #StraitofHormuz #MiddleEast #ChinaOman #Diplomacy #USIsraelWarOnIran #AlJazeeraEnglish