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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the Quirinal Palace in Rome meeting his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella. It kicks off a whistlestop European tour amid growing Western unease over Italy joining the ever-expanding Asian giant's new Silk Road project. IMAGES of Xi Jinping arriving at the Quirinal Palace.
French President Emmanuel Macron greets Xi Jinping at the Elysee presidential palace for a state visit, seeking to persuade the Chinese leader to shift positions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and also imbalances in global trade. IMAGES
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at Orly airport, France, where he is welcomed by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal for a two-day state visit to France as part of his first European tour since 2019. He is set to meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, expected to push Xi on issues ranging from Ukraine to trade. IMAGES
President Xi Jingping joins thousands of other delegates for the opening of the annual National People's Congress, China's rubber-stamp parliament. In an opening report, the Chinese government said it would aim for economic growth of "around five percent" for the coming year -- one of its lowest in decades. IMAGES
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Bali, Indonesia, to attend the G20 leaders' summit where he will hold talks with US president Joe Biden, with rivalry between the world's top two economies intensifying sharply. IMAGES