China's Xi makes first public appearance in two weeks

Xi visiting a museum in the Liaoning city of Jinzhou. - Xinhua

BEIJING (Reuters): Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the northeastern province of Liaoning on Tuesday (Aug 16), state media reported, as he and other leaders emerge from a two-week absence from public activities, suggesting they had been at their annual summer conclave.

Xi visited a museum in the Liaoning city of Jinzhou that commemorates a key 1948 battle, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.