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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has left mainland China for the first time in over two years, arriving in Hong Kong on Thursday ahead of the 25th anniversary of the British handover of the city. Xi traveled to the former British colony via high-speed train, and he was greeted by a large, flag-waving crowd chanting, “Welcome, welcome! Warm welcome,” according to reports . Xi, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, is expected to spend two days in Hong Kong attending events marking the return of Chinese rule in the city and the transfer of leadership to a new chief...
