China Focus: Xi holds talks with Lao president to promote ties

Xi Jinping (L), general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, holds a welcoming ceremony for Lao President Bounnhang Vorachit, who is also general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee, before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, April 30, 2019. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)