Bilateral talks with leaders from Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia and Malaysia stressed closer economic cooperation and regional security - and in some cases, support for China’s Global Governance Initiative. BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has held bilateral meetings with a raft of Southeast Asian leaders on the sidelines of a grand World War II military parade in Beijing, which featured a stronger regional presence than at its last major commemoration in 2015. Top leaders from Vietnam, Laos,