On September 20, 2023, Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li attended the National Day reception of Saudi Arabia hosted by the Saudi Arabian Embassy in China. Visiting Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia Bandar bin Ibrahim AlKhorayef, other senior officials of Saudi Arabia, diplomatic envoys of some countries to China, and friendly people from all walks of life attended the event.

Deng Li extended congratulations to Saudi Arabia on its 93rd anniversary of the National Day, and said that the current China-Saudi Arabia relations are at their best in history. China is ready to work with Saudi Arabia to continuously expand cooperation in various fields, and push for greater development of China-Saudi Arabia comprehensive strategic partnership. The Saudi Arabian side said that Saudi Arabia attaches great importance to growing its relations with China, and stands ready to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with China in various fields to constantly elevate Saudi Arabia-China relations to a new level.