Chinese president leaves for Eastern Economic Forum

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Tuesday morning for the fourth Eastern Economic Forum held in the city of Vladivostok, Russia, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Xi's entourage includes Ding Xuexiang, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee; Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee; State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi; and He Lifeng, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and head of the National Development and Reform Commission.