Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing Monday morning for his visit to the Czech Republic and attendance at the fourth Nuclear Security Summit in the United States.

At the invitation of Czech President Milos Zeman, Xi will make a state visit to the Czech Republic from March 28 to 30.

Invited by U.S. President Barack Obama, President Xi will attend the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington from March 31 to April 1.

Xi's entourage includes Wang Huning, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee; Li Zhanshu, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee; and State Councilor Yang Jiechi.