CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRADE(01 of14)
Open Image ModalChinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during a welcome banquet for the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2017.\nChina touted on Sunday its new Silk Road as \'a project of the century\' at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalisation, but a North Korean missile test threatened to overshadow the event. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / WU HONG (Photo credit should read WU HONG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:WU HONG via Getty Images)
CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRADE(02 of14)
Open Image ModalChinese President Xi Jinping makes a toast during a welcome banquet for the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijin on May 14, 2017.\nChina touted on Sunday its new Silk Road as \'a project of the century\' at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalisation, but a North Korean missile test threatened to overshadow the event. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / WU HONG (Photo credit should read WU HONG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:WU HONG via Getty Images)
CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRADE(03 of14)
Open Image ModalChinese President Xi Jinping, his wife Peng Liyuan and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for the welcoming banquet for the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2017.\nChina touted on Sunday its new Silk Road as \'a project of the century\' at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalisation, but a North Korean missile test threatened to overshadow the event. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / DAMIR SAGOLJ (Photo credit should read DAMIR SAGOLJ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRADE(04 of14)
Open Image ModalChinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech during the welcoming banquet for the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2017.\nChina touted on Sunday its new Silk Road as \'a project of the century\' at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalisation, but a North Korean missile test threatened to overshadow the event. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / DAMIR SAGOLJ (Photo credit should read DAMIR SAGOLJ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRADE(05 of14)
Open Image ModalChinese President Xi Jinping, his wife Peng Liyuan and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the welcoming banquet for the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on May 14, 2017.\nChina touted on Sunday its new Silk Road as \'a project of the century\' at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalisation, but a North Korean missile test threatened to overshadow the event. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / JASON LEE (Photo credit should read JASON LEE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JASON LEE via Getty Images)
CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRADE(06 of14)
Open Image ModalChinese President Xi Jinping (C) waves to guests as he arrives with other leaders for a welcome banquet for the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2017.\nChina touted on Sunday its new Silk Road as \'a project of the century\' at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalisation, but a North Korean missile test threatened to overshadow the event. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / WU HONG (Photo credit should read WU HONG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:WU HONG via Getty Images)
CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRADE(07 of14)
Open Image ModalChinese President Xi Jinping, his wife Peng Liyuan, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his partner Honeylet Avancena attend the welcoming banquet for the Belt and Road Forum, in Beijing on May 14, 2017.\nChina touted on Sunday its new Silk Road as \'a project of the century\' at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalisation, but a North Korean missile test threatened to overshadow the event. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / JASON LEE (Photo credit should read JASON LEE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JASON LEE via Getty Images)
CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRADE(08 of14)
Open Image ModalChinese President Xi Jinping attend the meeting with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev (not pictured) at the Great Hall of People, on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on May 14, 2017.\nChina touted on Sunday its new Silk Road as \'a project of the century\' at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalisation, but a North Korean missile test threatened to overshadow the event. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Kenzaburo FUKUHARA (Photo credit should read KENZABURO FUKUHARA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KENZABURO FUKUHARA via Getty Images)
Belt And Road Forum For International Cooperation(09 of14)
Open Image ModalBEIJING, CHINA - MAY 14: Myanmar\'s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (L) talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and his wife Peng Liyuan (R) during a welcome ceremony for leaders attending the Belt and Road Forum, in Beijing\'s Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2017 in Beijing, China. China touted on Sunday its new Silk Road as \'a project of the century\' at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalisation, but a North Korean missile test threatened to overshadow the event. (Photo by Wang Zhao - Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRADE(10 of14)
Open Image ModalFood sculptures are pictured before the welcoming banquet of the Belt and Road Forum, in Beijing\'s Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2017. \nChina touted its new Silk Road as \'a project of the century\' at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalisation, but a North Korean missile test threatened to overshadow the event. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / DAMIR SAGOLJ (Photo credit should read DAMIR SAGOLJ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRADE(11 of14)
Open Image ModalA man sprays water on the table prepared for heads of states before the welcoming banquet of the Belt and Road Forum, in Beijing\'s Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2017. \nChina touted its new Silk Road as \'a project of the century\' at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalisation, but a North Korean missile test threatened to overshadow the event. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / WU HONG (Photo credit should read WU HONG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:WU HONG via Getty Images)
CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRADE(12 of14)
Open Image ModalA man sprays water on the table prepared for heads of states before the welcoming banquet of the Belt and Road Forum, in Beijing\'s Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2017. \nChina touted its new Silk Road as \'a project of the century\' at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalisation, but a North Korean missile test threatened to overshadow the event. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / DAMIR SAGOLJ (Photo credit should read DAMIR SAGOLJ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRADE(13 of14)
Open Image ModalChinese waitresses wait ahead a welcome banquet for the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on May 14, 2017. \nChina touted its new Silk Road as \'a project of the century\' at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalisation, but a North Korean missile test threatened to overshadow the event. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / WU HONG (Photo credit should read WU HONG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:WU HONG via Getty Images)
CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRADE(14 of14)
Open Image ModalA view shows guests listening while Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during a welcome banquet for the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2017. \nChina touted on Sunday its new Silk Road as \'a project of the century\' at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalisation, but a North Korean missile test threatened to overshadow the event. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / WU HONG (Photo credit should read WU HONG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:WU HONG via Getty Images)