Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, meets with Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao president, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 20, 2023. Thongloun is in Beijing for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation and a working visit to China. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)