In January 2006, King Abdullah was the first ever Saudi head of State to visit China.
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Following King Fahd's stroke in 1995, Abdullah, then Crown Prince, assumed responsibility for foreign policy.
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By 2000, only Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recognized the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.