Xi to accord 'highest-level reception' for Modi
Source: Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be accorded a rare "highest-level reception" by President Xi Jinping as the two leaders look to deepen their personal ties, Chinese official media said today.
"Modi will begin his first trip to China since taking office a year ago by visiting the temple where Buddhist monk Xuanzang translated scriptures after an epic 17-year journey to India," a report in the state-run China Daily said.
"He will be given the highest-level reception when he arrives on Thursday, with President Xi Jinping accompanying him throughout his stay in Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province. It is very rare for Chinese leaders to accompany foreign guests outside Beijing," the report said, highlighting Modi's Chinese microblog tweet stating "President Xi invited me to visit his hometown."
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Xi's family is from Shaanxi province, and when he visited India in September, the trip began with Modi greeting the Chinese president in his home state Gujarat.
"I expect to visit the famous historic city closely related to Xuanzang," Modi had said.
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