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China hosts Arab leaders at summit focused on trade and the Israel-Hamas war
![Tingshu Wang Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9c79cf845d8945f69d8d1bab5bb4fbed/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)
![Tingshu Wang Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9ad266e4822c4785b6db58e01e796a57/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)
![Tingshu Wang Tunisian President Kais Saied delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ed9eb9d596884451a5b903b825601f94/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Tunisian President Kais Saied delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)
![Tingshu Wang Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d93feece57c842a7990861f006264357/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)
![Tingshu Wang Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2abec8d6064c4333a1a4ae2c485505ae/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)
![Tingshu Wang An Egyptian flag is fluttered before a welcome ceremony for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Great Hall of the People in Bejing, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Tingshu Wang, Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0c52754b4be54acca66ccc3b3e5d0740/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
An Egyptian flag is fluttered before a welcome ceremony for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Great Hall of the People in Bejing, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Tingshu Wang, Pool Photo via AP)
![Tingshu Wang Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa arrive to attend the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1ce8d222b7a24ddba37347623871fa17/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa arrive to attend the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)
![Tingshu Wang Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Tingshu Wang, Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f74a347dca99469ab0382f47440b2533/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Tingshu Wang, Pool Photo via AP)
![Tingshu Wang Chinese President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, right, review the honour guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday May 29, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2dced95341544c7e8fd674b8ef2ae30e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, right, review the honour guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday May 29, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)
![Tingshu Wang Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d5001af3b2e84c0c9a83679fbf901ab4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)
![Tingshu Wang Honour guard members march past Tiananmen Square before a welcome ceremony for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Great Hall of the People in Bejing, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Tingshu Wang, Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c499882d6e134e68ad43f599e3f8f5b4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Honour guard members march past Tiananmen Square before a welcome ceremony for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Great Hall of the People in Bejing, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Tingshu Wang, Pool Photo via AP)
![Tingshu Wang Honour guard members line up before a welcome ceremony for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Tingshu Wang, Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f6cb2a893b0844ac8b60bb8a6d702b19/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Honour guard members line up before a welcome ceremony for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Tingshu Wang, Pool Photo via AP)