BEIJING- Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Saudi Arabia's King Salman by telephone on Thursday, Chinese state media reported.

No matter how the international or regional situation may change, China's resolve to deepen cooperation with Saudi Arabia would not change, Xi said, according to the report.

(Reporting by Ben Blanchard) ((ben.blanchard@thomsonreuters.com; +86 10 6627 1201; Reuters Messaging: ben.blanchard.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))