Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcoming ceremony for President of the Republic of Mozambique Daniel Francisco Chapo at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday.
Chapo is on a state visit to China from April 16-22.
A 21-gun salute was fired at Tian'anmen Square.
Xi's wife Peng Liyuan was present at the welcoming ceremony.
A military band played the national anthems of China and Mozambique.
Accompanied by Xi, Chapo reviewed the guard of honor of the People's Liberation Army and watched the march-past.
Xi holds welcome ceremony for Mozambican president
Chinese stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.67 percent to 4,242.57 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.67 percent higher at 16,089.75 points.
The combined turnover of these two indices totaled 3.24 trillion yuan (about 473.5 billion U.S. dollars), marking the sixth consecutive trading day with turnover exceeding 3 trillion yuan.
The computing power and power grid sectors led the gains, while the pork industry posted the biggest declines.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 2.63 percent to close at 4,038.33 points.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 1.97 percent higher at 2,150.27 points.
Chinese shares close higher Wednesday
