Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2024. Xi held talks with Sisi at the Great Hall of the People on Wednesday. Sisi, who is in China on a state visit, will attend the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)