Lima, Peru - November 14, 2024 A 16-year-old Peruvian girl on Thursday shared the exciting moment of greeting Chinese President Xi Jinping with flowers after he arrived in Lima, Peru earlier in the same day for a state visit to the country. Xi flew in earlier Thursday to pay a state visit to Peru and attend the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Lima, the Peruvian capital city. Upon Xi's arrival at the airport in Lima, Adriana, the girl, joined the welcoming crowd to greet Xi. Adriana said that she once went to China to learn Chinese dance and would like to visit China again in the future. When being asked what she would speak to President Xi if she had the chance, Adriana smiled and said, "In my language, maybe like, 'I am very grateful that you all have come to Peru. Everyone is opening their arms, awaiting your arrival." And in Chinese, like 'Welcome.'" Shotlist: Lima, Peru - Nov 14, 2024: 1. Various of Adriana holding bouquet of flowers, waiting to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping at airport; 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Adriana (full name not given): "I am really grateful for this opportunity, for this honor. I think that this will be a very good honored time. We were invited to China because we were to dance with Chinese dancers and also our hope. So we went to practice more about that. "; 3. Adriana showing some dance moves; 4. SOUNDBITE (English/Spanish/Chinese) Adriana (full name not given/with reporter asking questions): "I like Chinese culture, because I think that it has many aspects and also because everything like the food and places that I went when I went to China, and also the people because I think they are really lovely." (Reporter:"Do you want to go back to China?") "Yeah, I really would like to come back. I always say to my friends and my family that I would like to travel there again in the future, because I want to know more cities." (Reporter: "If you can speak to President Xi, what would you want to say in your language (Spanish) or in Chinese?") "In my language, maybe like, (switch to Spanish) 'I am very grateful that you all have come to Peru. Everyone is opening their arms, awaiting your arrival." And in Chinese, like (switch to Chinese) 'Welcome.'"; 5. Adriana. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]