APEC 2014 / PHOTOS
China welcomes "friends and neighbors" from APEC with fashion, banquet and firework
Published: Nov 11, 2014 10:17 AM Updated: Nov 22, 2014 02:57 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping (4th R, front), his wife Peng Liyuan (3rd R, front), U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R, front), Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd L, front), Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R, front), Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (L, front) and other participants and their spouses head for a welcome banquet of the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)



 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and his wife Peng Liyuan (3rd R) pose for photos with Lao President Choummaly Sayasone (1st L), Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid (3rd L), his wife Rashida (2nd L), Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (2nd R) and his wife Khajidsuren Bolormaa, who have been in China for a dialogue meeting on strengthening connectivity and improving cooperation, before a welcome banquet for the 22nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with participants of the 22nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and their spouses ahead of a welcome banquet in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and his wife Peng Liyuan (3rd R) pose for photos with Lao President Choummaly Sayasone (1st L), Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid (3rd L), his wife Rashida (2nd L), Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (2nd R) and his wife Khajidsuren Bolormaa, who have been in China for a dialogue meeting on strengthening connectivity and improving cooperation, before a welcome banquet for the 22nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (3rd L, front), his wife Peng Liyuan (2nd L, front), Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (L, front), U.S. President Barack Obama (4th L, front), Indonesian President Joko Widodo (5th L, front) and his wife Iriana Widodo (6th L, front) walk to watch a firework show together with other participants of the 22nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and their spouses after a welcome banquet in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and his wife Peng Liyuan (R) pose for photo with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott before a welcome banquet for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing, China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Li Tao)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C), his wife Peng Liyuan (R) and Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah pose for a photo before a welcome banquet for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in B?eijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C), his wife Peng Liyuan (R) and Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong SAR Leung Chun-ying pose for a photo before a welcome banquet for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in B?eijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Li Tao)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C), his wife Peng Liyuan (R) and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet pose for a photo before a welcome banquet for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in B?eijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R), his wife Peng Liyuan (R), Indonesian President Joko Widodo (2nd L) and his wife Iriana Widodo pose for photo before a welcome banquet for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in B?eijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C), his wife Peng Liyuan (R) and South Korean President Park Geun-hye pose for photo before a welcome banquet for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in B?eijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R), his wife Peng Liyuan (R), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd L) and his wife Akie Abe pose for photo before a welcome banquet for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in B?eijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and his wife Peng Liyuan (R) pose for photo with Philippine President Benigno Aquino III before a welcome banquet for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing, China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R) and his wife Peng Liyuan (R) pose for photo with Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill (2nd L) and his wife Lynda Babao before a welcome banquet for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing, China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C), his wife Peng Liyuan (R) and Peruvian President Ollanta Humala pose for photo before a welcome banquet for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in B?eijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R), his wife Peng Liyuan (R), New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key (2nd L) and his wife Bronagh Key pose for photo before a welcome banquet for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in B?eijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Li Tao)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R), his wife Peng Liyuan (R), Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (2nd L) and his wife Angelica Rivera Hurtado pose for photo before a welcome banquet for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in B?eijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Li Tao)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R) and his wife Peng Liyuan (R) pose for photo with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (2nd L) and his wife Ho Ching before a welcome banquet for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing, China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C), his wife Peng Liyuan (R) and U.S. President Barack Obama pose for photo before a welcome banquet for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in B?eijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Li Tao)


 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and his wife Peng Liyuan (R) pose for photo with Russian President Vladimir Putin before a welcome banquet for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing, China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)