(L-R) China’s President Xi Jinping, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo and Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev head to a group photo session at the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2023. (Photo by Suo Takekuma / POOL / AFP)