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China’s Xi visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, is met by Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, as he arrives at the Nur-sultan Nazarbayev International Airport for a state visit, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first foreign trip since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin and other leaders of a Central Asian security group. (Yao Dawei/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (Yin Bogu/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, receives the Order of the Golden Eagle, or "Altyn Qyran" Order, awarded by Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (Rao Aimin/Xinhua via AP) In this handout photo released by Kazakhstan President press-service, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photo during their meeting in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (Kazakhstan President press-service via AP) Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attending a ceremony of signing documents during their meeting in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (Kazakhstan President press-service via AP) Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping listen National anthems during their meeting in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (Kazakhstan President press-service via AP) In this handout photo released by Kazakhstan President press-service, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping visit an exhibition 'Kazakhstan and China: Millennium Dialogue' during their meeting in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (Kazakhstan President press-service via AP) Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in an airport in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (Kazakhstan President press-service via AP) Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, awards Chinese President Xi Jinping with the highest state award during their meeting in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (Kazakhstan President press-service via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, walks with Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as he arrives at the Nur-sultan Nazarbayev International Airport for a state visit to Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first foreign trip since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin and other leaders of a Central Asian security group. (Yao Dawei/Xinhua via AP) In this image taken from video, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives by plane in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Xi started his first foreign trip abroad Wednesday since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and other leaders of a Central Asian security group. (Kaz Media via AP) In this image taken from video, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, is greeted Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, and other officials as he arrives in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Xi started his first foreign trip abroad Wednesday since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and other leaders of a Central Asian security group. (Kaz Media via AP) FILE - China's President Xi Jinping greets the media prior to a meeting of leaders of the BRICS emerging economies at the Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on Nov. 14, 2019. Xi has landed Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, started his first foreign trip abroad since the outbreak of the pandemic ahead of a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and other leaders of a Central Asian security group. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, Pool, File)