ChinesePresidentXiJinping,whoispayingastatevisittoSaudiArabia,attendsawelcomingceremonyheldbySaudiCrownPrinceandPrimeMinisterMohammedbinSalmanAlSaudonbehalfofKingSalmanbinAbdulazizAlSaudattheroyalpalaceinRiyadh,SaudiArabia,Dec.8,2022.(Xinhua/XieHuanchi)RIYADH,Dec.8(Xinhua)--VisitingChinesePresidentXiJinpingonThursdayattendedawelcomingceremonyheldbySaudiCrownPrinceandPrimeMinisterMohammedbinSalmanAlSaudonbehalfofKingSalmanbinAbdulazizAlSaudattheroyalpalaceinthecapitalRiyadh.Xi'scar,undertheescortofguardsridingmotorcyclesandhorses,arrivedattheAlYamamahPalacewheretheSaudicrownprincewarmlygreetedtheChinesepresident.TheleadersofthetwocountriessteppedintoapavilionandtheroyalpalacemilitarybandplayedthenationalanthemsofChinaandSaudiArabia.Accompaniedbythecrownprince,Xireviewedtheguardofhonor,whoextendedthemostsolemnwelcometotheChinesepresidentwithtraditionalsword-holdingetiquette.DingXuexiang,WangYiandHeLifeng,amongothers,attendedthewelcomingceremony.■ChinesePresidentXiJinping,whoispayingastatevisittoSaudiArabia,attendsawelcomingceremonyheldbySaudiCrownPrinceandPrimeMinisterMohammedbinSalmanAlSaudonbehalfofKingSalmanbinAbdulazizAlSaudattheroyalpalaceinRiyadh,SaudiArabia,Dec.8,2022.(Xinhua/XieHuanchi)ChinesePresidentXiJinping,whoispayingastatevisittoSaudiArabia,attendsawelcomingceremonyheldbySaudiCrownPrinceandPrimeMinisterMohammedbinSalmanAlSaudonbehalfofKingSalmanbinAbdulazizAlSaudattheroyalpalaceinRiyadh,SaudiArabia,Dec.8,2022.(Xinhua/YaoDawei)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.