English: Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted a welcome ceremony to greet the presidents of the five Central Asian countries before the start of the China-Central Asia Summit round-table meeting in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Friday, with the hosts and guests posing for group photos.
The summit, which runs from Thursday to Friday, is the first in-person gathering among heads of state of China and five Central Asian countries since China established diplomatic ties with them 31 years ago.