Community with shared future for mankind pledged as Xi hosts leaders amid Hangzhou Asiad

Hours before the opening ceremony of the Asian Games in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, China and Timor-Leste announced the elevation of their bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

The upgrading of bilateral ties is a “practical necessity” for the two countries to advance their cooperation and a shared expectation of the two peoples, said Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting with Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao of Timor-Leste in the host city of the Games on Saturday.