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Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hold a welcome ceremony for President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio and his wife Fatima Bio prior to the talks between Xi and Julius Maada Bio at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 28, 2024. Xi held talks with Julius Maada Bio, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 28, 2024. Xi held talks with Julius Maada Bio, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 28, 2024. Xi held talks with Julius Maada Bio, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 28, 2024. Xi held talks with Julius Maada Bio, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio witness the signing of bilateral cooperation documents in the fields of the Belt and Road Initiative, agriculture, economic development, and the implementation of the Global Development Initiative after their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 28, 2024. Xi held talks with Julius Maada Bio, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio witness the signing of bilateral cooperation documents in the fields of the Belt and Road Initiative, agriculture, economic development, and the implementation of the Global Development Initiative after their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 28, 2024. Xi held talks with Julius Maada Bio, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)