Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) holds a welcoming ceremony for Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ahead of their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 9, 2018. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping on Monday held talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in the Great Hall of the People, and both agreed to establish strategic partnership between the two countries to inject new impetus into bilateral ties and open up new prospects in the new era.