Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and a state visit, in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their meeting in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 2, 2024. Xi held talks with Ramaphosa at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)