Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed world leaders and their partners to a banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday evening, to mark the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
President Xi told the distinguished guests that the Belt and Road addresses a yearning for cultural communication, hopes for peace, and pursuit of development and better lives.
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He also expressed his confidence for the future, saying that the Belt and Road represents historical continuity and is the right choice for the future.
A total of 29 heads of state and government are attending the forum, the highest-profile international meeting on the Belt and Road Initiative since Xi proposed the idea in 2013.
Earlier on Sunday, Xi delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony, saying that China hopes to achieve "a new model of win-win cooperation" and create "a big family of harmonious co-existence."
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