Modi, who flew in to Beijing on the second leg of his three-day Chinese visit, held summit level talks with Xi in the Chinese historic city of Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province and the hometown of President Xi.
“Reached Beijing after a memorable day in Xi’an. My gratitude to the people of Xi’an for their warmth & hospitality,” Modi tweeted.
“A special thanks to President Xi Jinping, with whom I had an extremely productive meeting earlier today,” he posted.
Modi is to be accorded a formal ceremonial welcome on Friday morning and will hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, after which both sides are to ink several agreements. He goes to Shanghai on Saturday.