Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman skipped the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony despite being on the guestlist because of “scheduling reasons”, China’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. Prince Mohammed, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, was among dozens of world leaders who had been expected to attend the ceremony in Beijing last week, according to state media. But the Saudi royal did not show up for the event, nor did he attend a lavish banquet hosted on Saturday by Chinese President Xi Jinping, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters at a regular press conference…