Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio witness the signing of bilateral cooperation documents in the fields of the Belt and Road Initiative, agriculture, economic development, and the implementation of the Global Development Initiative after their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 28, 2024. Xi held talks with Julius Maada Bio, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)