Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Miguel Diaz-Canel on his election as the new Cuban president in a message on Thursday.

Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel (C) attends a session of Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power, in Havana, Cuba, April 18, 2018. Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power began a two-day session on Wednesday morning to elect a successor to President Raul Castro. (Photo: Xinhua)