Pakistan-Saudi Arabia mutual defense pact: News & Discussion

[RescueRanger]

Not a ripple!

The public occasionally engages in casual conversation about the matter, but does not discuss it at length.

Refined oil prices have risen in two rounds; however, the overall impact has been minimal. During the second round of price hikes, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) intervened to regulate prices. Currently, oil prices remain within an acceptable range. China has not yet tapped into its strategic petroleum reserves, nor has it implemented state subsidies.

Brilliant, thank you very much for your insight

 

[Michael]

Brilliant, thank you very much for your insight

According to China's national policy, when international crude oil prices range between $40 and $130 per barrel, domestic refined oil prices move in tandem with the international market.
When international crude oil prices fall below $40 per barrel, domestic refined oil prices cease to decline. Any resulting excess profits are fully remitted to the state treasury to serve as a strategic fund for national oil security.
When international crude oil prices rise above $130 per barrel, domestic refined oil prices cease to increase. The resulting cost differential is subsidized by the strategic oil security fund held within the state treasury.

In the context of the National Development and Reform Commission's (NDRC) latest price adjustment, the cost differential is to be absorbed independently by China's three major state-owned oil enterprises; the state will provide no subsidies. Furthermore, the national strategic petroleum reserves have not been tapped.

In essence, this can be interpreted as follows:
The Chinese government is mandating that the three major oil enterprises reduce their profit margins, lower their refining and processing costs, and—if necessary—independently absorb any resulting financial losses.

 

[Michael]

@RescueRanger

These figures may serve as a reference for you.

*Prices for refined oil products vary slightly across different regions of China. I will use my home province, Sichuan, as an example.

Prior to the US/Israel–Iran conflict:
92# Gasoline: 6.88 RMB/L
95# Gasoline: 7.35 RMB/L
0# Diesel: 6.47 RMB/L

March 9, 2026 — First Price Increase(NDRC Did Not Intervene):
92# Gasoline: 7.43 RMB/L
95# Gasoline: 7.93 RMB/L
0# Diesel: 7.04 RMB/L

March 23, 2026 — Second Price Increase(NDRC Intervention):
92# Gasoline: 8.32 RMB/L
95# Gasoline: 8.87 RMB/L
0# Diesel: 7.99 RMB/L

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According to statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics, in recent years, new energy vehicles have accounted for over 50% of all newly added vehicles in China. Following the recent outbreak of the conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran, China's new energy vehicle market has experienced an even greater boom.

A somewhat overlooked development is that China's three major state-owned oil companies have long since begun deploying a vast network of charging stations for new energy vehicles across the country.

This conflict will serve to accelerate China's development, rather than hinder it.

 

[ety]

Russia always dreams to replace the US to become the only bastion for the white civilization, and the goal remains the same for Tsarist Empire/USSR/Russian federation.

Only the US can be the white bastion because they have the ability to steal so many talents from China to keep China weakened.

Some Zionists also put their bet on Russia because they don't want to put all eggs in one basket.

The US doesn't want Russia join the western alliance, because they don't want to create a competitor inside their camp.

However, if the US no-longer exists, the European right-wing and American MAGA will beg Russia to replace the US as their new bastion for the white race.

If US empire collapses, the white Europeans and Americans will likely to prop up an European superpower possibly led by Germany/France to replace US. They definitely don't want to see a non-white country such as China dominating the world. The white right wing second choice would be Russia.

 

[东风夜放花千树]

If US empire collapses, the white Europeans and Americans will likely to prop up an European superpower possibly led by Germany/France to replace US. They definitely don't want to see a non-white country such as China dominating the world. The white right wing second choice would be Russia.

My friend, which country will be supported, I think depends on Jewish capital, Jews are a parasite.

According to Russia Today's RT, citing Israel's Haaretz, Israel plans to purchase or lease 40 Greek islands for a long time as a refuge for civilians in wartime.

A month ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel, and Modi said that Israel is the father of democracy and India is the mother of democracy. India wants Jewish capital to go to India.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

If US empire collapses, the white Europeans and Americans will likely to prop up an European superpower possibly led by Germany/France to replace US. They definitely don't want to see a non-white country such as China dominating the world. The white right wing second choice would be Russia.

It gonna be Russia + Europe, since France + Germany is still insignificant compared to China.

China is even going to be stronger than the US during its prime, they won't stand a chance without aggregating the entire white christian world not including Russia.

 

[ety]

It gonna be Russia + Europe, since France + Germany is still insignificant compared to China.

China is even going to be stronger than the US during its prime, they won't stand a chance without aggregating the entire white christian world not including Russia.

The entire EU will try really hard to put their differences aside to make it a superpower with France/Germany as the head, they simply won't accept China in the leader position in world. The difference between Russia and EU is quite big to iron out, many EU people don't accept Russians as Europeans.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

The entire EU will try really hard to put their differences aside to make it a superpower with France/Germany as the head, they simply won't accept China in the leader position in world. The difference between Russia and EU is quite big to heal, many EU people don't accept Russians as Europeans.

Europe is turning into right, and they gonna eventually accept Russia as their fellow white christian country, especially the west europe's demography will experience a significant shift within 1-2 decades. And the white europeans simply won't sit idly.

Many right-wing Europeans and MAGA love everything about Russia.

However, the China in a post-US era will show overwhelming superiority by transitioning toward a Type I civilization on the Kardashev scale, and expect those left-wing liberal Europeans and Democrats (not their elites) become a bunch of China fanboys and fangirls.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

My friend, which country will be supported, I think depends on Jewish capital, Jews are a parasite.

According to Russia Today's RT, citing Israel's Haaretz, Israel plans to purchase or lease 40 Greek islands for a long time as a refuge for civilians in wartime.

A month ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel, and Modi said that Israel is the father of democracy and India is the mother of democracy. India wants Jewish capital to go to India.

Hopefully India becomes their next host, and China should form a triangle cooperation with Pakistan and KSA to limit the regional Indian/Israeli influence.

 

[东风夜放花千树]

Hopefully India becomes their next host, and China should form a triangle cooperation with Pakistan and KSA to limit the regional Indian/Israeli influence.

The state of Jewish parasitism needs to meet several conditions:

1. It must be a capital state. Only in the capital country can Jewish capital obtain a large amount of profits, and the illegal acts of Jewish capital can avoid legal punishment. Then Jewish capital controlled the government and then the state by supporting parliamentary elections, media propaganda, Epstein, etc.

2. It must be a country with poor people's cohesion. When the cohesion of the people is poor, the country will be easy to control. Before World War II, Jewish capitalists controlled a large amount of German resources, and Hitler unified the will of the Germans and slaughtered these Jewish capitalists.

3. This country cannot be Britain, Russia. The English prince was involved in the Epstein case, and Jewish capital controlled the United States, as well as the United Kingdom. And the Russian oligarchs, most of whom are Jewish, Putin has cleaned up these oligarchs. In 2022, Western countries kicked Putin out of the SWIFT system and all Western capital withdrew. At least when Putin is president, Jewish capital will not try to control Russia.

4. This country will not be India either. Jews want to live in powerful countries, and India does not qualify. Capital is in blood, capital will not invest a lot of money to change India, and India will not give these capital a lot of returns.

5. This country is even less likely to be China. Our current problem is overcapacity, not insufficient funds. Moreover, our system cannot tolerate any capital interference.

6. I don't think the Jews have a chance to wander again. In April 2025, Soros attempted to launch a financial war in India, replicating the Asian financial crisis of '97. India directly seized Soros and all funds. Soros is a Jew. The United States and the Jews are too tightly tied, and Soros was able to launch the Asian financial crisis in '97 because of the support of the US hegemony, and now the US hegemony can no longer support the Jews to harvest other countries in the financial market.

When the United States completely loses its hegemony, the dollar will depreciate. Jewish capital would lose a lot of wealth. At the same time, other countries will be more cautious about Jewish capital. I believe that many countries in the world will be more anti-Jewish like Germany.

Israel and the United States want to control the Middle East, gain pricing power over oil, maintain the value of the dollar, and gain bargaining chips in negotiations with China. This is the only option that the United States and Israel can succeed, but this option is doomed to fail, and no one wants the United States to regain hegemony. I believe that people with a conscience want Israel to die quickly.

 

[东风夜放花千树]

Hopefully India becomes their next host, and China should form a triangle cooperation with Pakistan and KSA to limit the regional Indian/Israeli influence.

I am more willing to believe that India will break up into a dozen or more countries.

India dances between Russia and the United States. The United States uses India to contain China, while Russia uses India to sell oil and simultaneously sell weapons to India.

India seeks benefits between Iran and Israel. India signed a cooperation agreement with Iran. At the same time, India strengthens cooperation with Israel, enhances ideology, and supports Israel's acts of aggression.

Foreign capital enters India, and India greedily harvests this foreign capital, forcing foreign capital to exit the Indian market.

According to The Times of India on May 23, 2025, net foreign direct investment (FDI) in India for the fiscal year 2025 dropped sharply by 96.5%. According to the data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), net foreign direct investment fell from $10 billion in the previous fiscal year to only $353 million, setting a record low.



Other countries do not have our principle of non-interference in internal affairs. India has offended all regional powers and partner countries. Moreover, after the May war, India lost its international status. India does not have a concept of complete national unity; India has more than 1,600 languages, 2,657 political parties, and Prime Minister Modi has consistently used Hinduism to suppress other religions, creating the possibility of internal division in India.

 

[PakFactor]

In Asian markets, focus on these: Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui & Co., Sumitomo Corporation, Itochu Corporation, and Marubeni Corporation.

American side: Berkshire Hathaway (Class B Shares). [You're not buying for the company itself, but a share in his cash equivalent, when Greg Abel makes his move with the cash hoard they have amounting to $380 billion.]

In futures: $105-$110 trade (very volatile).

Keep approximately 40% in cash equivalent, such as USD treasury bonds or an interest-bearing account.

@RescueRanger, what I say, the futures on oil will be up, around $113, made close to $18,000.

 

[Master Chief]

Pakistan Deploys Air Defenses and Troops to Saudi Arabia​

That article is a month old. Nothing of significance or out of the ordinary happened then, nor is anything new happening presently with regards to the defence arrangement.

 

[313Ghazi]

According to China's national policy, when international crude oil prices range between $40 and $130 per barrel, domestic refined oil prices move in tandem with the international market.
When international crude oil prices fall below $40 per barrel, domestic refined oil prices cease to decline. Any resulting excess profits are fully remitted to the state treasury to serve as a strategic fund for national oil security.
When international crude oil prices rise above $130 per barrel, domestic refined oil prices cease to increase. The resulting cost differential is subsidized by the strategic oil security fund held within the state treasury.

In the context of the National Development and Reform Commission's (NDRC) latest price adjustment, the cost differential is to be absorbed independently by China's three major state-owned oil enterprises; the state will provide no subsidies. Furthermore, the national strategic petroleum reserves have not been tapped.

In essence, this can be interpreted as follows:
The Chinese government is mandating that the three major oil enterprises reduce their profit margins, lower their refining and processing costs, and—if necessary—independently absorb any resulting financial losses.

China amazes me every day. What a clever idea.

 

[Anahita]

I am more willing to believe that India will break up into a dozen or more countries.

India dances between Russia and the United States. The United States uses India to contain China, while Russia uses India to sell oil and simultaneously sell weapons to India.

India seeks benefits between Iran and Israel. India signed a cooperation agreement with Iran. At the same time, India strengthens cooperation with Israel, enhances ideology, and supports Israel's acts of aggression.

Foreign capital enters India, and India greedily harvests this foreign capital, forcing foreign capital to exit the Indian market.

According to The Times of India on May 23, 2025, net foreign direct investment (FDI) in India for the fiscal year 2025 dropped sharply by 96.5%. According to the data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), net foreign direct investment fell from $10 billion in the previous fiscal year to only $353 million, setting a record low.

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Other countries do not have our principle of non-interference in internal affairs. India has offended all regional powers and partner countries. Moreover, after the May war, India lost its international status. India does not have a concept of complete national unity; India has more than 1,600 languages, 2,657 political parties, and Prime Minister Modi has consistently used Hinduism to suppress other religions, creating the possibility of internal division in India.

Previous governments in India allocated only about 1% of GDP to defense. Even today, India’s defense budget is roughly 2% of its GDP. However, with nominal GDP growing at around 8% annually, defense spending is expected to rise significantly over the next five years.

More important than the size of the budget, though, is the focus on indigenous production of weapons and platforms. The Indian Navy has largely indigenized its capabilities, which is why it has been able to induct nuclear submarines, corvettes, destroyers, and frigates with relatively fewer delays. In contrast, the Army and especially the Air Force still face challenges—particularly in areas like developing turbofan engines for fighter jets—where government investment in research and development has remained insufficient.

At this stage, India has the trained and educated manpower required to develop advanced weapons and platforms domestically. Building a large and capable military will only be sustainable if India produces its own defense systems. (Because Indian military is gigantic and cannot rely on imports) This would also enable the country to expand exports and earn valuable foreign exchange. Currently, India’s defense exports stand at around $4.1 billion, which is quite small compared to its total exports of about $1 trillion.

While a strong economy is essential for sustaining a powerful military, India does not necessarily need an economy as large as China’s to match it militarily. Given the security challenges India faces, it is crucial to increase defense spending to around 4% of GDP for at least the next decade, with a strong emphasis on investing in domestic research and development rather than relying on imports.