September 21, 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the highly expected 19th Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou from Friday to Saturday and will hold a welcoming banquet and bilateral events for foreign leaders attending the ceremony, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday.

Hangzhou, the host city, is now under the global spotlight as it welcomes about 12,000 participants from 45 countries and regions across Asia, marking it the largest Asian Games ever.

The Games - China's first mega-event since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics - will not only serve as an occasion for showcasing the solidarity among Asian countries amid the frequent interference of US-led Western forces in its regional affairs, and demonstrating China's inclusiveness and openness, but will also give a new push to economic recovery, as the sports event itself is an important pipeline for stimulating economic activity in the host city, and even the host country, boosting exchanges and strengthening public confidence in its future prospects, experts said.  

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