Chinese President Xi Jinping (3rd from Left) holds talks with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on July 29, 2015.

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday and they pledged to support each other on issues of major concern and conjoin development strategies of the two nations.

Erdogan is making a two-day visit to China from Wednesday to Thursday, his first state visit to China since being elected as president last August.