Trip widens prospects for South-South teamwork

Xi's 11-day Mideast, Africa tour boosts pragmatic cooperation, diplomat says

President Xi Jinping arrived in Beijing on Sunday after wrapping up a visit to the Middle East and Africa - his first overseas trip after being re-elected president in March.

The visit opens new prospects for South-South cooperation - a phrase used to describe ties between emerging economies - and promotes the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, said State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.