Xi reviews Tajik guard of honor

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday afternoon reviewed the Tajik guard of honor, accompanied by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon at a welcome ceremony held in Dushanbe.

At the ceremony, Xi and the guard of honor exchanged greetings in Tajik.

Xi arrived in Dushanbe on Thursday evening for a state visit to Tajikistan at the invitation of Rahmon, after concluding a state visit to Kazakhstan, where he also attended the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

This is Xi's third visit to Tajikistan, with the previous two conducted in 2014 and 2019 respectively.

Xi reviews Tajik guard of honor

Xi reviews Tajik guard of honor

A tornado was sighted off the coast near the Dongshan Island in east China's Fujian Province around 10:36 on Monday, according to the local meteorological department.

The department said that the tornado occurred due to severe convective weather conditions. Video footage captured by local residents showed a large waterspout rotating on the sea surface, with thick dark clouds at its top.

According to Dongshan's emergency department, the tornado formed in an open sea area relatively distant from the island. So far, there have been no reports of damage resulting from it.

Tornado spotted off coast of east China's Fujian