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GLOBAL PLAYER Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during a signing ceremony with Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedov (not pictured) ahead of the China-Central Asia Summit in the city of Xian, Shaanxi province, northern China on Thursday, May 18, 2023. AFP PHOTO
GLOBAL PLAYER Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during a signing ceremony with Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedov (not pictured) ahead of the China-Central Asia Summit in the city of Xian, Shaanxi province, northern China on Thursday, May 18, 2023. AFP PHOTO

XIAN, China: Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting on Thursday a Central Asian summit that seeks to build regional influence as Group of Seven (G7) leaders hold a rival gathering in Japan.

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