PM Modi's warm welcome to China's President Xi Jinping ahead of Summit

PM Narendra Modi tweeted welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping to India in Tamil Nu's Chennai. Chinese President Xi Jinping landed at Chennai airport on Friday. PM Modi's Twitter account wrote in Mandarin welcoming Xi Jinping. 'Welcome to India, President Xi Jinping!' he said.

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Grand Reception for Xi Jinping

Press Information Bureau also tweeted a video of  welcome President Xi Jinping received at Chennai airport. President Jinping descended down stairs to be received a delegation including AIMK leers. He was accosted by m to a Bharatnatyam dance performance. Watch video below to see grand reception of Chinese President.

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Events to be held during Xi Jinping's visit

schedule for Day 1 of summit between PM Modi and President Xi Jinping begins in evening and extends till dinner. summit will begin at 5 pm when both, PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a guided tour to three of monuments at Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram. Next, both leers will be attending a cultural program from 6 to 6:30 pm at Shore Temple. Following that, both PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will be having a private dinner. 

On Day 2 of summit, PM Modi will have a tete-e-tete with Chinese President Xi Jinping at 10 am. This will be followed by India and China delegation-level talks at 10:50 am in morning. leers will n proceed for, yet ar meal hosted by India in  hour of Chinese President Xi Jinping. 

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Significance of Summit

second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be held at Mamallapuram near Chennai on October 11 and October 12.  previous Wuhan summit has happened against backdrop of India and China standoff on Doklam issue in 2017. It h gone a long way to defusing situation. Ahe of Mamallapuram meeting, China has also me statements towards making ties more harmonious.

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