Chinese President leaves for visit to Pakistan, Indonesia

Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Monday morning for a state visit to Pakistan, at the invitation of Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

President Xi will also attend the Asian-African Summit and activities commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Bandung Conference in Indonesia from Tuesday to Friday, at the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

Xi's entourage includes his wife Peng Liyuan; Wang Huning, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee; Li Zhanshu, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee; and State Councilor Yang Jiechi. Endit