Saudi Prince Khaled, China and CSS-5 ballistic missilenote

Saudi Vice-Minister of Defence Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz, who paid a five-day visit to China earlier this week, is said to have discussed with Chinese officials the possibility of Saudi Arabia acquiring the DongFeng-21 (DF-21) medium-range ballistic missile which is known by NATO as the CSS-5. The following 410-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about military cooperation with China. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/15 – April 12, 2013)]