Chinese president's visit to Mexico to further strengthen bilateral relations: senior official (2)

"We will wait President Xi with open arms. Your visit will contribute to a better mutual understanding between Chinese and Mexican peoples," he said.

The Chinese president is now in Trinidad and Tobago, the first leg of his three-nation Latin American tour, which will also take him to Costa Rica and Mexico.

Afterwards, Xi will fly to the U.S. state of California for a summit meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on June 7-8 at Sunnylands, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg estate in Rancho Mirage.