Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday for a state visit to Myanmar. It is Xi's first overseas trip this year, and the first visit to the Asian neighbor by a Chinese president after an interval of 19 years.
President Xi Jinping is warmly welcomed by Myanmar's First Vice-President U Myint Swe and several cabinet ministers upon his arrival at Nay Pyi Taw International Airport in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Jan 17, 2020. (XIE HUANCHI / XINHUA)
President Xi Jinping is warmly welcomed by Myanmar's First-Vice President U Myint Swe and several cabinet ministers upon his arrival at the Nay Pyi Taw International Airport in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Jan 17, 2020.
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President Xi Jinping inspects the guard of honor in the company of Myanmar President U Win Myint during a grand welcome ceremony at the presidential palace in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Jan 17, 2020. (HUANG JINGWEN / XINHUA)
President Xi Jinping attends a grand welcome ceremony hosted by Myanmar President U Win Myint at the presidential palace in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Jan 17, 2020. (SHEN HONG / XINHUA)
Myanmar children hold flower bouquets to welcome President Xi Jinping at Nay Pyi Taw International Airport in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Jan 17, 2020. (LI ZHONGFA / XINHUA)
Myanmar honour guards stand in position to welcome President Xi Jinping at Nay Pyi Taw International Airport in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Jan 17, 2020. (LI ZHONGFA / XINHUA)
Myanmar people welcome President Xi Jinping at Nay Pyi Taw International Airport in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Jan 17, 2020. (LI ZHONGFA / XINHUA)
Myanmar people welcome President Xi Jinping at Nay Pyi Taw International Airport in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Jan 17, 2020. (LI ZHONGFA / XINHUA)
Myanmar people standing along the streets welcome the motorcade of President Xi Jinping in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Jan 17, 2020. (DU YU / XINHUA)
Myanmar people wave Myanmese and Chinese flags as the motorcade of President Xi Jinping drives past, in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Jan 17, 2020. (DU YU / XINHUA)
People visit a photo exhibition in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan 15, 2020. A photo exhibition about China and Myanmar kicked off in Yangon on Jan 15, displaying nearly 100 photos on natural scenery, history and culture, folk customs, economic and trade exchanges, cultural exchanges of the two countries. (DU YU/XINHUA)
