World leaders continue to send messages of congratulations on Xi Jinping's election as president of the People's Republic of China.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said he was pleased to hear President Xi was elected and believed that bilateral relations with China will expand. Indian Prime Minister Modi said that the stable development of India-China relations is important for peace and development in the world. He looks forward to working with President Xi to further develop bilateral relations. Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said the vote to elect Xi Jinping as president of China shows the Chinese people's trust in him. Prayuth Chan-ocha said China will succeed in building a modern powerful socialist country. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he believed under President Xi, China will become a leading power and bilateral cooperation and relations will further expand. King Philippe of Belgium said he believed that political, economic and people-to-people exchanges between China and Belgium will be further deepened.