Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) holds a welcoming ceremony for President of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kabore before their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday held talks with Burkina Faso's president Roch Marc Christian Kabore ahead of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.