Chinese president arrives in Belgium

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived Sunday in Belgium for a three-day stay that will feature the first-ever visit by a Chinese head of state to the European Union's institutions, dpa reported. Xi, who took office in 2012, is on a four-country European trip that has already featured stops in the Netherlands, France and Germany. On Sunday, he is scheduled to visit the EU institutions and will follow on Monday, with talks due to take place with EU President Herman Van Rompuy, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Parliament President Martin Schulz.