CICA summit opens in Shanghai

The opening session of the fourth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) is held in east China's Shanghai, May 21, 2014. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

The fourth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) began in Shanghai on Wednesday morning.

Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over the meeting and will deliver a key-note speech.