PRESIDENT KIKWETE ACCORDED ROUSING WELCOME, AS CHINA'S PRESIDENT, XI JINPING, FORMALLY WELCOMES HIM TO BEIJING

President Xi Jinping of China welcomes President Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday evening during the official formal reception at the climax of the state visit at the invitation of the Chinese leader.

President Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and the First Lady Mama Salma Kikwete pose for an official photograph with their host China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan shortly after they arrived for an official formal reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday evening.

President Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and his host Chinese President, Xi Jinping, inspect a guard of honor mounted by China People's Defense Force in Beijing on Friday evening during a formal reception at the Great Hall of the People. President Kikwete is on a State Visit to China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.

President Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and his host Chinese President, Xi Jinping, wave to the cheering crowd during a formal reception for the president and his delegation held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at the climax of his state visit on Friday.

President Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete introduces former OAU/AU Secretary General, Salim Ahmed Salim to China's President, Xi Jinping during the formal reception held at the Great Hall of the People on Friday evening. Left is the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bernard Membe and second left is CCM Secretary General, Abdulrahman Kinana.