Firsts of Xi's diplomacy in H1

President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a photo with Prince Albert II of Monaco and his wife, Princess Charlene, at Monaco Palace. [Photo/Xinhua]

2. President Xi arrived in Monaco on March 24 for a state visit, the first by a Chinese head of state to the city-state in Western Europe.

Chinese tech giant Huawei had built next-generation 5G mobile phone network in Monaco, making it the first country in the world to be fully covered by 5G.