![Huang Jingwen In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, June 7, 2024. Beijing is willing to work with Islamabad to build an upgraded version of an economic corridor linking the two countries, China's leader Xi Jinping told the visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday.(Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c2bebf92c2b6416cbd476f9868be5370/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, June 7, 2024. Beijing is willing to work with Islamabad to build an upgraded version of an economic corridor linking the two countries, China's leader Xi Jinping told the visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday.(Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via AP)
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Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin speaks during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday, June 7, 2024. (Wang Zhao/Pool Photo via AP)
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Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, second right, speaks during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday, June 7, 2024. (Wang Zhao/Pool Photo via AP)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday, June 7, 2024. (Wang Zhao/Pool Photo via AP)
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Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday, June 7, 2024. (Wang Zhao/Pool Photo via AP)
![Wang Zhao Chinese President Xi Jinping, third left, meets with Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, third right, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday, June 7, 2024. (Wang Zhao/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/16a5e7d53a474d02aaf9ce55d32c6b76/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Chinese President Xi Jinping, third left, meets with Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, third right, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday, June 7, 2024. (Wang Zhao/Pool Photo via AP)