In this May 11, 2017, photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping walks during a welcome ceremony for Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China will seek to burnish President Xi Jinpings stature as a world-class statesman at an international gathering centered on his signature foreign policy effort envisioning a future world order in which all roads lead to Beijing. The Belt and Road Forum opening Sunday, May 14, is the latest in a series of high-profile appearances aimed at projecting Xis influence on the global stage ahead of a key congress of the ruling Communist Party later this year. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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