By Chen Juan

January 18, 2016

"Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran from Tuesday to Saturday at the invitation of heads of the three countries. This is Xi's first foreign visit in 2016 and also his first trip to Middle East countries as president.

He intends to promote the 'One Belt, One Road' initiative in these countries and connect it with development strategies with countries in the region to strive for new progress in the Middle East."

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