Chinese President Xi Jinping has been invited to Saudi Arabia, in a sign of ever-growing ties between the two countries and a further dampening of Riyadh’s relations with the US, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sources who spoke to WSJ said that the trip, which will include talks with Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), is believed to be planned for after the month of Ramadan, which is scheduled to begin in early April. “The crown prince and Xi are close friends and both understand that there is huge potential for stronger ties,” a Saudi official told The Wall Street Journal. “It is not just ‘the…