(260418) -- BRAZZAVILLE, April 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy Shao Hong, also vice chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, at the presidential palace in Brazzaville, the Republic of the Congo, April 17, 2026. Shao attended the inauguration ceremony of President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso here on Thursday at the invitation of Sassou Nguesso. (Xinhua/Zheng Yangzi)
