Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Cuban embassy on Tuesday to mourn the passing of Fidel Castro.

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Cuban embassy on Tuesday to mourn the passing of Fidel Castro.

Xi observed a moment’s silence before taking three bows. Xi called Castro “a great leader of the Cuban people” and the founder of China-Cuba relations. It is the first time Xi has visited an embassy to mark the death of a foreign leader since taking office in 2013. He said this visit sends a message that China stands together with Cuba.

The newly-appointed Cuban Ambassador to China, Miguel Angel Ramirez Ramos, thanked Xi, adding that Cuba will continue Castro's work on bilateral ties.