China's President Xi greets delegates at Belt and Road Forum banquet

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed delegates of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday evening for a banquet. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed delegates of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday evening for a banquet.[Photo: CGTN]

A total of 29 heads of state and government are attending the forum, the highest-profile international meeting on the Belt and Road Initiative since President Xi proposed the idea in 2013.

Earlier Sunday, President Xi delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony, saying that China hopes to achieve "a new model of win-win cooperation" and create "a big family of harmonious co-existence."