Chinese President Xi Jinping met visiting Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Saturday, as the Chinese capital city raised the curtain on the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. 

Xi hailed the "iron-clad friendship" and the high-level mutual political trust between China and Serbia, saying bilateral ties have endured the test of time and they are the model of international relations.

World leaders and heads of international organizations gathered in Beijing for the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday evening.