Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses a banquet and extends a warm welcome on behalf of the Chinese government and people to all distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Dilma Rousseff, president of the New Development Bank, before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, supreme council member and ruler of Ras Al Khaimah of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and his wife before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao president, and his wife before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his wife before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Chilean President Gabriel Boric before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan, and his wife before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Kenyan President William Ruto and his wife before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome President of Mongolia Ukhnaa Khurelsukh before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape and his wife before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Argentine President Alberto Fernandez before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his wife before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Prime Minister of Mozambique Adriano Maleiane before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Pakistan's Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his wife before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and his wife before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his wife before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his wife before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin before a banquet for distinguished guests attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Oct 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)