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Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes leaders from Germany and Switzerland in Beijing, while gearing up for potential encounters with US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Apec summit held in Shenzhen.

In October, Chinese President Xi Jinping received four international visitors—two from Africa and two from Europe—amid the month’s focus on the Communist Party Central Committee’s fifth plenary session.

The pace of diplomatic engagements is expected to intensify in November. Xi has already met Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, and will host the Apec summit from November 18 to 19, where discussions are likely to include US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and other regional figures.

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