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Tajik President Emomali Rahmon holds a grand welcome ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the airport in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 4, 2024. Xi arrived Thursday for a state visit to Tajikistan. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

Chinese President Xi Jinping is warmly welcomed by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and a group of Tajik senior officials upon his arrival at the airport in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon holds a grand welcome ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the airport in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

A Tajik child presents flowers to Chinese President Xi Jinping upon his arrival at the airport in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 4, 2024. Xi arrived here Thursday for a state visit to Tajikistan. Xi was warmly welcomed by Rahmon and a group of Tajik senior officials upon his arrival. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon holds a grand welcome ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the airport in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

This photo taken on July 4, 2024 shows three Kazakh Air Force jets escorting Chinese President Xi Jinping's plane after it takes off. Xi arrived in Dushanbe on Thursday for a state visit to Tajikistan. Xi landed in Dushanbe after attending the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Astana, and a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

A grand welcome ceremony is held by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping at the airport in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

A grand welcome ceremony is held by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping at the airport in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)