This handout photo taken and released by Brunei Department of Information on November 19, 2018 shows Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (right) escorting Chinese President Xi Jinping for a meeting in Darussalam. AFP PHOTO /BRUNEI DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei: President Xi Jinping visited Brunei on Monday, with the sultanate turning to China to boost its flagging, oil-dependent economy as warnings mount about Beijing drowning small countries in debt.