Chinese President Xi Jinping, an avid soccer fan, shakes hands with a young player in front of the south garden of the Czech President’s Office on Tuesday, just after the signing of a joint declaration on a strategic partnership with his Czech counterpart, Milos Zeman. Xi spent about 20 minutes with teenage soccer and ice hockey players. During the meeting, Xi accepted jerseys as gifts from the teenage players. The national ice hockey team of the Czech Republic is one of the most successful in the world. Xinhua