Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 2, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)

BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ahead of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), scheduled for Sept. 3 and 4.