UAE rolls out red carpet for China’s Xi


Issue 1064 - 03 Aug 2018 | 1 minute read

Senior royals did everything they could to make Chinese President Xi Jinping feel welcome on his three-day visit to the UAE. Xi’s plane was escorted in to Abu Dhabi on 19 July by 12 F-16 and Mirage fighter jets from the UAE Air Force and was met on the ground with a 21-gun salute, followed by a firework display.

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