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China’s Xi courts public opinion in Mongolia

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Published August 22, 2014 11:05am ET
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China’s Xi courts public opinion in Mongolia
In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center left, and his wife Peng Liyuan, center right, pose for a photo with Mongolian Prime Minister Norov Altankhuyag and his wife Khonichin Selenge at Ulan Bator airport, Mongolia, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Landlocked Mongolia is hoping to secure better access to Chinese ports as Xi became the first Chinese head of state in more than a decade to visit this sprawling nation sandwiched between China and Russia. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Ju Peng) NO SALES | Ju Peng

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AP) — With assurances of mutual development and good neighborliness, Chinese President Xi Jinping courted public opinion Friday in Mongolia, a country that has often been wary of domination by its massive southern neighbor.

In an address at the Great Hural, Mongolia’s parliament, Xi said China stood ready to share wealth and work with its neighbors for peace and stability.

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