Chennai sources stated that ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India, around 2000 school students in Chennai wore his masks and made a formation to welcome him in the city. Reportedly with Xi's photo in the backdrop, children stood in a pattern to say "welcome" in Chinese, "hearty welcome" was also written in yellow close to the formation of the pupils who were dressed in red t-shirts.
Meanwhile preparations are being done at Chennai Airport ahead of Xi's arrival. Furthermore the Chinese President will visit Chennai from October 11-12 for the second Informal Summit between Prime Minister narendra modi and him. Presently security has been heightened at the airport and flags of india and china have been put up around the area and the airport is being decked up traditionally with banana leaves, flower garlands, and fruits.
Moreover the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement the forthcoming Chennai informal summit will provide an opportunity to the two leaders to continue their discussions on overarching issues of bilateral, regional and global importance and to exchange views on deepening India-China Closer Development Partnership.
