President Xi Jinping (second from left) walks with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and Russian President Vladimir Putin to have a group photo at the International Conference Centre in Yanqi Lake, north of Beijing, yesterday. Photo: AFP
President Xi Jinping (second from left) walks with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and Russian President Vladimir Putin to have a group photo at the International Conference Centre in Yanqi Lake, north of Beijing, yesterday. Photo: AFP
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Jane Cai
Jane Cai

Updated: 3:51pm, 16 May, 2017

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President Xi Jinping (second from left) walks with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and Russian President Vladimir Putin to have a group photo at the International Conference Centre in Yanqi Lake, north of Beijing, yesterday. Photo: AFP
President Xi Jinping (second from left) walks with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and Russian President Vladimir Putin to have a group photo at the International Conference Centre in Yanqi Lake, north of Beijing, yesterday. Photo: AFP
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