Xi, Putin Host Banquet With 2009 Cabernet as Peking Duck and Swan Lake Set the Tone
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Updated · Reuters · May 20
Xi, Putin Host Banquet With 2009 Cabernet as Peking Duck and Swan Lake Set the Tone
9 articles · Updated · Reuters · May 20
Peking duck, Jinhua ham and a 2009 Greatwall Cabernet Sauvignon are on the menu for Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin at a Beijing banquet on Wednesday.
TASS said the programme pairs Chinese opera with Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, with the PLA military orchestra set to perform both Chinese and Russian classics.
Guests will also be served zakuski-style hors d'oeuvres, prawn soup, beef in bean sauce, Fuzhou noodles, pumpkin pastries, fruit and a 2016 Changyu Chardonnay.
The carefully staged dinner extends the leaders' public display of Sino-Russian warmth beyond formal talks into cultural symbolism and ceremonial hospitality.
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