Xi Jinping's soft touch diplomacy

Xi Jinping's soft touch diplomacy

Private talk, family dinner and first ladies' influence...mark impressive part of world leader's meetings. Here are some memorable and casual moments of foreign affairs activities participated by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Dining diplomacy

Xi hosted a welcoming banquet for foreign guests during the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia summit in Shanghai in May. >>>

Guillaume Gomez, the new executive chef of the Elysée Palace tried to inquire about Xi's taste from his Chinese counterpart before Xi's visit. >>>

President Xi Jinping and his wife lady Peng Liyuan pay a visit to home of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon September 13, 2014. >>>

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj prepare to shoot arrows while they watch "Nadam Fair", in Ulan Bator Aug 22, 2014. >>>

Football lover

Chinese President Xi Jinping gives a thumbs-up as he watches the football match in Berlin between youth teams from Zhidan in China's Shaanxi province and VfL Wolfsburg, Germany, March 29, 2014. >>>

The No 10 jersey carries the same number as World Cup Golden Ball winner Lionel Messi, who was adjudged to have been the tournament's best player despite his country's failure to win the ultimate prize. >>>

First lady's charm

China's first lady Peng Liyuan goes shopping in Seoul July 4, 2014. >>>

China's first lady Peng Liyuan demonstrates a guzhen she donated to a Tajikistan music institute during her visit to Dushanbe September 13, 2014. >>>

Peng Liyuan (C), wife of China's President Xi Jinping (L), baptizes the tulip Cathay on the second day of their state visit to the Netherlands March 23, 2014. >>>

An embroidery artist puts a nearly invisible silk thread through the tiny eye of a needle as Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan and her counterparts watch at the Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai. >>>

Opinion

'Drop-in' visit another example of Xi's acupoint diplomacy

Xi Jinping's regional diplomacy