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China's President Xi Jinping. Credit: AP/PTI Photo
China's President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics and hold a banquet for visiting heads of state and international organisations, according to a statement from the foreign ministry cited in state media.
Visitors will include Russia's President Vladimir Putin, World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, among others, the statement said.
The Games are due to start on Feb. 4.
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