Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted a banquet on Saturday for the head of state and international who attended the Winter Olympics, part of a diplomatic Blitz after almost two years without a face-to-face meeting due to a pandemic.
Dozens of slashing – many of the friendly autocratic countries to Beijing – treated to music shows and the appearance of traditional crafts beside the food in the large people’s halls, the country’s media reported.
XI has launched a diplomatic marathon in leading the match, meeting the Russian President and “old friend” Vladimir Putin on Friday and attended the Olympic opening ceremony in the future with dozens of foreign guests.
This week’s meeting was a striking change for XI, who had avoided traveling abroad or met foreign visitors directly from the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
China mostly closed its limits for the past two years in zero -Covid strategy that has been see daily infections reduced.
Beijing was interested in supporting international support and playing a game that would burn his reputation, although some countries including the United States, Australia, England and Canada announced diplomatic boycott on Chinese rights records.
Besides Putin, the guest list of banquet includes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as well as a handful of leaders from Europe and Asia Pacific, according to Chinese media.
Head of International Agency included Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus the World Health Organization, which according to the media of the country was among the Olympic Torchbearers, was also invited.
The Chinese President has an individual meeting with leaders on the sidelines of the ban on Saturday, reaffirming his support for Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Tokayev President, Report on Broadcasters CCTV.
Beijing praised Tokayev’s “strong steps” against the protesters earlier this year after the Kazakh leader took the hardline approach to extinguish the demonstration – including ratifying his troops to shoot to kill.
The official photo shows a massive banquet table featuring a miniature winter landscape as the center, lit from above by crystal lights.
CCTV showed the masked guests including the President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach examined traditional clay statues and painted kites in the Great Hall of the People as a Chinese music group played.
Xi was photographed greetings and posing for photographs with Putin on Friday with the two men increasing, even though Russian leaders had missed a long quarantine period which was usually needed in China for people who came from abroad.