Xi meets Kenyan president

BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with Kenyan President William Ruto, who is in Beijing for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

Xi said over the past 10 years, China and Kenya have jointly carried out large-scale projects such as the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway. Jointly building the Belt and Road has boosted people's sense of gain through friendly cooperation.

He told Ruto that China is promoting common development of the world through advancing high-standard opening-up.