In this combo photo, six Kazakh fighter jets paint the sky with colored smoke trails of red and yellow, colors of the Chinese national flag, while flying over the Kazakh presidential palace to welcome visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024. Xi held talks with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the presidential palace in Astana on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua, Yin Bogu)