Xi at presidential castle for banquet
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E-mail CNTV, March 29, 2016
Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with his Czech counterpart Milos Zeman at his residence in Lany outside Prague. Zeman is hosting a banquet for the Chinese president.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) meets with Czech President Milos Zeman at the Lany presidential chateau in central Bohemia, Czech Republic, March 28, 2016. Xi started a three-day state visit to the Czech Republic from Monday, the first state visit by a Chinese president in 67 years since the two countries established diplomatic ties. [Xinhua]? |
Xi is the first foreign dignitary hosted by Zeman at his presidential residence. Xi and Zeman have met four times over a short span of two years. Zeman attended a massive military parade in Beijing last September to mark the end of World War Two.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping (L front) and Czech President Milos Zeman (R front) plant a a ginkgo biloba tree sapling from China before their meeting at the Lany presidential chateau in central Bohemia, Czech Republic, March 28, 2016. [Xinhua]? |
The Czech president is seeking to build a strategic relationship with Beijing.
