This photo taken on July 2, 2024 shows a Kazakh Air Force fighter jet escorting Chinese President Xi Jinping's plane after it enters Kazakh airspace. Xi arrived here Tuesday for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)
ASTANA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Tuesday for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and a state visit to Kazakhstan. ■
A grand welcoming ceremony is held by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping at the airport in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 2, 2024. Xi arrived here Tuesday for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev greets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the airport in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 2, 2024. Xi arrived here Tuesday for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
A grand welcoming ceremony is held by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping at the airport in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 2, 2024. Xi arrived here Tuesday for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
A grand welcoming ceremony is held by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping at the airport in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 2, 2024. Xi arrived here Tuesday for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Representatives from local Chinese-funded enterprises warmly welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping on the roadside when Xi's motorcade is on its way from the airport to the hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 2, 2024. Xi arrived here Tuesday for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
Representatives from local Chinese-funded enterprises warmly welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping on the roadside when Xi's motorcade is on its way from the airport to the hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 2, 2024. Xi arrived here Tuesday for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)
Representatives from local Chinese-funded enterprises warmly welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping on the roadside when Xi's motorcade is on its way from the airport to the hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 2, 2024. Xi arrived here Tuesday for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
Representatives from local Chinese-funded enterprises warmly welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping on the roadside when Xi's motorcade is on its way from the airport to the hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 2, 2024. Xi arrived here Tuesday for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
Representatives from local Chinese-funded enterprises warmly welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping on the roadside when Xi's motorcade is on its way from the airport to the hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 2, 2024. Xi arrived here Tuesday for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
Representatives from local Chinese-funded enterprises warmly welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping on the roadside when Xi's motorcade is on its way from the airport to the hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 2, 2024. Xi arrived here Tuesday for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
Chinese and Kazakh national flags are seen hoisted in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
Chinese and Kazakh national flags are seen hoisted in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)
Chinese and Kazakh national flags are seen hoisted in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
This photo taken on July 2, 2024 shows a Kazakh Air Force fighter jet escorting Chinese President Xi Jinping's plane after it enters Kazakh airspace. Xi arrived here Tuesday for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
This photo taken on July 2, 2024 shows a Kazakh Air Force fighter jet escorting Chinese President Xi Jinping's plane after it enters Kazakh airspace. Xi arrived here Tuesday for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
