Xi Jinping holds talks with Sultan Haitham of Oman in Beijing and hosts a welcome ceremony during the state visit.
Xinhua reported on 2 November that President Xi Jinping held talks in Beijing that day with Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik of Oman, who is on a state visit to China. A separate Xinhua flash said Xi hosted a welcome ceremony for Haitham in Beijing. China Radio International, carrying CCTV News, said the talks took place that morning at the Great Hall of the People. China News Service and the Ministry of National Defence website carried the Xinhua dispatch. China Daily and Xinhua English also reported that Xi held talks with Haitham. The arrival had been published at 08:00 today (chinaday.news/i/69). A fuller communiqué on the substance and outcomes of the talks was not yet available, and a Li Qiang meeting wire had not appeared; both remain to be followed.
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