Saudi donation 'demonstrates friendship'

Saudi Arabia's offer of financial aid to China is an indication of the friendship between the two countries, its ambassador to China said last week.

King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz offered $50 million in cash and $10 million worth of relief materials to China three days after the Sichuan quake. It is the largest donation from a single foreign country.

"We offered such a large sum because China is a good friend to Saudi Arabia," Yahya bin Abdul-Kareem Al-Zaid, the Saudi ambassador to China, told China Daily in an interview on Friday.