1/16Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Madame Peng Liyuan greet the crowd as they arrive at Hobart International Airport. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
Chinese President arrives in Hobart
Chinese President arrives in Hobart
2/16Albuera Street Primary School student Lily Garde, 9, bursting with excitement as she awaits the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan at Hobart International Airport. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
3/16Madame Peng hugs Louis Watson, 9, of Waimea Heights Primary School, after receiving a bunch of peonies. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
4/16President Xi and Madame Peng arrive at Hobart International Airport. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
5/16President Xi Jinping meets students from Albuera Street and Waimea Heights primary schools. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
6/16Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman greets President Xi Jinping at Hobart International Airport. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
7/16President Xi is given gifts of Bobbie the lavender bear and red peonies by students Olivia Neubauer, 10, from Albuera Street Primary School, and Louis Watson, 9, from Waimea Heights Primary School. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
8/16Joe Ryan, 7, from Albuera Street Primary School, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
9/16Arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan at Hobart International Airport. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
10/16Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman and his wife, Nicky, greet Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Madame Peng Liyuan. Picture: MICHELLE PAINE
11/16Supporters wait near the entrance to Hobart International Airport to greet President Xi Jinping. Picture: CHINESE NEWS TASMANIA
12/16People lined the roads outside the Hobart International Airport ahead of the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Picture: CHINESE NEWS TASMANIA
13/16Arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping with Madame Peng at Hobart International Airport. The President and Madame Peng wave on arrival.
14/16Arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping with Madame Peng at Hobart International Airport. The President and Madame Peng wave on arrival.
15/16Arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping with Madame Peng at Hobart International Airport. The President and Madame Peng wave on arrival.
16/16Arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping with Madame Peng at Hobart International Airport. The President and Madame Peng wave on arrival.
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