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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks during a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Sunday, May 14, 2017. Putin is in China to attend a two-day "Belt and Road" conference hosted by Xi in Beijing that brought together leaders from 29 countries. (Wu Hong/Pool Photo via AP)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a bilateral meeting at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Sunday, May 14, 2017. Putin is in China to attend a two-day "Belt and Road" conference hosted by Xi in Beijing that brought together leaders from 29 countries. (Wu Hong/Pool Photo via AP)

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People listen to Chinese President Xi Jinping speak during the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing Sunday, May 14, 2017. Xi has called Sunday for closer cooperation among countries across Asia and Europe in areas from anti-terrorism to finance, as officials from dozens of governments met to promote a Beijing-led initiative to expand trade links. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP)

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Attendees walk past decorations for the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 14, 2017. China will seek to burnish President Xi Jinping's stature as a world-class statesman at the international gathering centered on his signature foreign policy effort that envisions a future world order in which all roads lead to Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Chefs wait near a decorations depicting Chinese Admiral Zheng He who commanded expeditionary voyages across Asia and East Africa in the 15th century and a modern high speed rail at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 14, 2017. China will seek to burnish President Xi Jinping's stature as a world-class statesman at the international gathering centered on his signature foreign policy effort that envisions a future world order in which all roads lead to Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking at the opening of the Belt and Road Forum is displayed on a big screen near decorations depicting Chinese Admiral Zheng He who commanded expeditionary voyages across Asia and East Africa in the 15th century and a modern high speed train in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 14, 2017. China will seek to burnish President Xi Jinping's stature as a world-class statesman at the international gathering centered on his signature foreign policy effort that envisions a future world order in which all roads lead to Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking at the opening of the Belt and Road Forum is displayed on a big screen near a decoration depicting camels and dolphins at the forum's media center in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 14, 2017. China will seek to burnish President Xi Jinping's stature as a world-class statesman at the international gathering centered on his signature foreign policy effort that envisions a future world order in which all roads lead to Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking at the opening of the Belt and Road Forum is displayed on a big screen near a decoration depicting Chinese Admiral Zheng He who commanded expeditionary voyages across Asia and East Africa in the 15th century in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 14, 2017. China will seek to burnish President Xi Jinping's stature as a world-class statesman at the international gathering centered on his signature foreign policy effort that envisions a future world order in which all roads lead to Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking at the opening of the Belt and Road Forum is displayed on a big screen as a waitress prepares a table at a dining areas of the forum's media center in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 14, 2017. China will seek to burnish President Xi Jinping's stature as a world-class statesman at the international gathering centered on his signature foreign policy effort that envisions a future world order in which all roads lead to Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Putin is in China to attend a two-day "Belt and Road" conference hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing that brought together leaders from 29 countries. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Putin is in China to attend a two-day "Belt and Road" conference hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing that brought together leaders from 29 countries. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech as a TV cameraman films at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Putin is in China to attend a two-day "Belt and Road" conference hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing that brought together leaders from 29 countries. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to deliver his speech at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Putin is in China to attend a two-day "Belt and Road" conference hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing that brought together leaders from 29 countries. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Putin is in China to attend a two-day "Belt and Road" conference hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing that brought together leaders from 29 countries. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Putin is in China to attend a two-day "Belt and Road" conference hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing that brought together leaders from 29 countries. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking at the opening of the Belt and Road Forum is displayed on a big screen near a decoration depicting Chinese admiral Zheng He who commanded expeditionary voyages across Asia and East Africa in the 15th century in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 14, 2017. China will seek to burnish President Xi Jinping's stature as a world-class statesman at the international gathering centered on his signature foreign policy effort that envisions a future world order in which all roads lead to Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping envisions a future world order in which all roads lead to Beijing. (Associated Press/File)

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Erdogan is in China to attend the two-day "Belt and Road" conference hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing that brought together leaders from 29 countries. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

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In this Tuesday, May 9, 2017 photo, movie director Zhang Yimou, right, looks as an emcee speaks with the Chinese female folk art performers on stage during a press conference for the "2047 Apologue" in Beijing. Zhang's new, much smaller-scale endeavor aims to start a conversation about the relationship between people and technology, and where this relationship is heading. He called "2047 Apologue" a "conceptual performance, because it's not a show or a story." Instead, he has hired Chinese folk art performers and companies from Europe and the U.S. to supply technology such as drones and robotic arms for the hourlong show that is broken into several "fragments." It will be performed at the National Center for Performing Arts in Beijing from June 16-18, and then tour several Chinese cities. (AP Photo/Louise Watt)

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In this Tuesday, May 9, 2017 photo, Peking Opera star Qiu Jirong, left, stands after being introduced on stage at a press conference for the "2047 Apologue" by movie director Zhang Yimou in Beijing. Zhang's new, much smaller-scale endeavor aims to start a conversation about the relationship between people and technology, and where this relationship is heading. He called "2047 Apologue" a "conceptual performance, because it's not a show or a story." Instead, he has hired Chinese folk art performers and companies from Europe and the U.S. to supply technology such as drones and robotic arms for the hourlong show that is broken into several "fragments." It will be performed at the National Center for Performing Arts in Beijing from June 16-18, and then tour several Chinese cities. (AP Photo/Louise Watt)

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