CHINA-BRI: XI JINPING TO ATTEND 2ND BRI FORUM IN APRIL
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced on March 8 on the sidelines of the NPC, that Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in late April in Beijing and deliver a keynote speech. Xi Jinping will also chair a leaders' roundtable. Wang Yi emphasised that the number of foreign heads of state and government expected to attend will be much more than that of the first BRF. He said it will be a much bigger event with thousands of delegates from over 100 countries expected to attend. He said there will also be more side events, including 12 sub-forums focusing on practical cooperation, adding that a conference will be organised specifically for the business community for the first time.
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