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Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko before the bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday, April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Andrea Verdelli/Pool Photo via AP)
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United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Getty Images
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United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid speaks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, unseen, during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing. AP
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BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 25: United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) during a bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images)
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BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 25: United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum (center) walks towards Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) before a bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images)
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United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid attends a meeting with China's Premier Li Keqiang at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing. AFP
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives at Beijing airport ahead of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. AP
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Two security guards secure an area as China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not seen) meets for talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian (not seen) at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China. Reuters
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Honour guards prepare for the welcome ceremony of Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga, (not pictured) at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China. Getty Images
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Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China. Getty Images
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The second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. AFP
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Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad shakes hands with President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. AFP
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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets for talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China. Reuters
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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China. Reuters
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Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China. Getty Images
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, not pictured, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. Getty Images
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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen arrives at Beijing airport to attend the Belt and Road Forum in the Chinese capital on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. Getty Images
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Laos President Bounnhang Vorachith arrives at Beijing airport to attend the Belt and Road Forum in the Chinese capital on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China.
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Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon arrives at Beijing airport to attend the Belt and Road Forum in the Chinese capital on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. Getty Images
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epa07527786 Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi (L) before a bilateral meeting during the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People n Beijing, China, 25 April 2019. Leaders from 37 countries have been converging in Beijing for the Belt and Road Forum on 25 April. EPA/ANDREA VERDELLI / POOL
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Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban before the bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China April 25, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 25: Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) during a bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by
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Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko before the bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday, April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Andrea Verdelli/Pool Photo via AP)
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United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Getty Images
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United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid speaks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, unseen, during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing. AP
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BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 25: United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) during a bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images)
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BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 25: United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum (center) walks towards Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) before a bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images)
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United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid attends a meeting with China's Premier Li Keqiang at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing. AFP
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives at Beijing airport ahead of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. AP
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Two security guards secure an area as China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not seen) meets for talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian (not seen) at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China. Reuters
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Honour guards prepare for the welcome ceremony of Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga, (not pictured) at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China. Getty Images
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Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China. Getty Images
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The second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. AFP
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Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad shakes hands with President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. AFP
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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets for talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China. Reuters
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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China. Reuters
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Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China. Getty Images
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, not pictured, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. Getty Images
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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen arrives at Beijing airport to attend the Belt and Road Forum in the Chinese capital on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. Getty Images
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Laos President Bounnhang Vorachith arrives at Beijing airport to attend the Belt and Road Forum in the Chinese capital on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China.
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Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon arrives at Beijing airport to attend the Belt and Road Forum in the Chinese capital on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. Getty Images
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epa07527786 Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi (L) before a bilateral meeting during the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People n Beijing, China, 25 April 2019. Leaders from 37 countries have been converging in Beijing for the Belt and Road Forum on 25 April. EPA/ANDREA VERDELLI / POOL
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Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban before the bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China April 25, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 25: Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) during a bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by
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Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko before the bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday, April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Andrea Verdelli/Pool Photo via AP)
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