Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks to short track speed skater Wu Dajing, next to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and director Zhang Yimou, at a meeting commending role models of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 8, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo 

Awardees, short track speed skater Wu Dajing, director Zhang Yimou, and figure skater Sui Wenjing, stand in front of Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders attending a meeting commending role models of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 8, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo 

Liu Lusong, spokesperson of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Zheng Xi, chief of the Fire and Rescue Corps of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Zhu Tao, an official with Office of Aviation Safety under the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Zhang Zhiwen, an official with the People's Government of Guangxi Autonomous Zhuang Region, and Sun Shiying, an official with China Eastern Airlines, attend a news conference after a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed, in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Liu Lusong, spokesperson of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Zheng Xi, chief of the Fire and Rescue Corps of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Zhu Tao, an official with Office of Aviation Safety under the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Zhang Zhiwen, an official with the People's Government of Guangxi Autonomous Zhuang Region, and Sun Shiying, an official with China Eastern Airlines, attend a news conference after a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed, in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Liu Lusong, spokesperson of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Zheng Xi, chief of the Fire and Rescue Corps of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Zhu Tao, an official with Office of Aviation Safety under the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Zhang Zhiwen, an official with the People's Government of Guangxi Autonomous Zhuang Region, and Sun Shiying, an official with China Eastern Airlines, attend a news conference after a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed, in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Asia Qualifiers - Second Round - Group A - China v Syria - Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - June 15, 2021 China's Yu'Ning Zhang celebrates scoring their third goal with Wu Xi REUTERS/Christopher Pike 

Chen Quanguo, party secretary of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, and Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia arrive past Chinese President Xi Jinping for the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Zhang Dingyu, head of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, next to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) expert Zhang Boli and Chen Wei, vaccine researcher and People's Liberation Army (PLA) major general, at the end of a meeting to commend role models in China's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Chen Wei, vaccine researcher and People's Liberation Army (PLA) major general, next to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Zhang Dingyu, head of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, at the end of a meeting to commend role models in China's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Chinese President Xi Jinping poses with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) expert Zhang Boli during a meeting to commend role models in China's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Chinese President Xi Jinping stands next to vaccine researcher and People's Liberation Army (PLA) major general Chen Wei, respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) expert Zhang Boli, and head of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital Zhang Dingyu during a meeting to commend role models in China's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Chinese President Xi Jinping poses with respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) expert Zhang Boli, vaccine researcher and People's Liberation Army (PLA) major general Chen Wei, and head of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital Zhang Dingyu during a meeting to commend role models in China's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Chinese President Xi Jinping presents a honorary title to Zhang Dingyu, head of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, during a meeting to commend role models in China's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) expert Zhang Boli during a meeting to commend role models in China's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Chinese President Xi Jinping poses with respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) expert Zhang Boli, vaccine researcher and People's Liberation Army (PLA) major general Chen Wei, and head of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital Zhang Dingyu during a meeting to commend role models in China's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Chinese President Xi Jinping poses with respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) expert Zhang Boli, vaccine researcher and People's Liberation Army (PLA) major general Chen Wei, and head of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital Zhang Dingyu during a meeting to commend role models in China's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen with Zhang Jun, procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and Zhou Qiang (R), chief justice and president of the Supreme People's Court, as he leaves at the end of the second plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 23, 2019. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** Xi Jinping;Adil Abdul-Mahdi 

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 23, 2019. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** Xi Jinping;Adil Abdul-Mahdi 

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 23, 2019. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** Xi Jinping;Adil Abdul-Mahdi 

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 23, 2019. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** Xi Jinping;Adil Abdul-Mahdi 

Chinese President Xi Jinping walks with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 23, 2019. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** Xi Jinping;Adil Abdul-Mahdi 

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 23, 2019. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** Xi Jinping;Adil Abdul-Mahdi 

French President Emmanuel Macron applauds as Laurence Piketty, General Administrator Deputy at French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and Zhang Jianhua, Vice-Administrator of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) attend an agreement signing ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 25, 2019. Yoan Valat/Pool via REUTERS 

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping applaud as President of the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Jean-Yves Le Gall, and Zhang Jianhua, Vice-Administrator of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), shake hands during an agreement signing ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 25, 2019. Yoan Valat/Pool via REUTERS 

China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni and his mother, former queen Monique at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in Beijing, China September 19, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni and his mother former queen Monique at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in Beijing, China September 19, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni and his mother, former queen Monique at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in Beijing, China September 19, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni and his mother, former queen Monique at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in Beijing, China September 19, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan meet with Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni and his mother, former queen Monique at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in Beijing, China September 19, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan (not pictured) meet with Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni and his mother, former queen Monique (not pictured) at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in Beijing, China September 19, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni and his mother, former queen Monique at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in Beijing, China September 19, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan meet with Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni and his mother, former queen Monique at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in Beijing, China September 19, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan meet with Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni and his mother, former queen Monique at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in Beijing, China September 19, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni and his mother, former queen Monique at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in Beijing, China September 19, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan await the arrival of Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni and his mother, former queen Monique at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in Beijing, China September 19, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic attends a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping (not pictured) at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic attends a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Estonia's President Kersti Kaljulaid attends a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Estonia's President Kersti Kaljulaid stands beside China's President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Estonia's President Kersti Kaljulaid shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Estonia's President Kersti Kaljulaid attends a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Estonia's President Kersti Kaljulaid shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Latvia's President Raimonds Vejonis shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Latvia's President Raimonds Vejonis shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Latvia's President Raimonds Vejonis attends a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi meets with China's President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Latvia's President Raimonds Vejonis attends a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi meets with China's President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 18, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd L) meets with Prince Albert II of Monaco (2nd R) during a meeting at The Great Hall of People on September 7, 2018 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang/Pool via Reuters 

Prince Albert II of Monaco meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall of People on September 7, 2018 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang/Pool via Reuters 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd L) meets with Prince Albert II of Monaco at The Great Hall of People on September 7, 2018 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang/Pool via Reuters 

Prince Albert II of Monaco meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall of People on September 7, 2018 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang/Pool via Reuters 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (3rd L) meets with Prince Albert II of Monaco at The Great Hall of People on September 7, 2018 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang/Pool via Reuters 

Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bruno Tshibala Nzenze, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall of People in Beijing, China September 6, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bruno Tshibala Nzenze, at The Great Hall of People in Beijing, China September 6, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) greets Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bruno Tshibala Nzenze, at The Great Hall of People in Beijing, China September 6, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS