SCMP: A fairytale trip and the truth about Indonesia's importance to Saudi Arabia

A fairytale trip and the truth about Indonesia's importance to Saudi Arabia

Spectacle of King Salman's visit to Jakarta shows a shift in the relationship - and masks his kingdom's deeper motives By JEFFREY HUTTON When Saudi King Salman emerged earlier this week from a Boeing 747 that is bigger than Air Force One onto a specially made escalator and descended onto the tarmac of the government VIP terminal in Jakarta, the irritations that have dogged relations between the kingdom and the world's largest Muslim majority all but evaporated.

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