 | Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 5, 2005. Blair and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso are attending the EU-China summit in Beijing. click to open  |
 | Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) receives European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 5, 2005. Blair and Barroso are attending the annual China-EU summit in Beijing. click to open  |
 | U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, and Chinese President Hu Jintao meet at Fujian Hall, the Great Hall of People in Beijing Sunday, March 20, 2005. Rice's visit to China follows the country's decision to codify a threat to attack Taiwan if the island declares independence. click to open  |
 | U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, and Chinese President Hu Jintao meet at Fujian Hall, the Great Hall of People in Beijing Sunday, March 20, 2005. Rice's visit to China follows the country's decision to codify a threat to attack Taiwan if the island declares independence. click to open  |
 | US Vice President Dick Cheney (L) faces Chinese President Hu Jintao during a meeting at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing April 14, 2004. Cheney, armed with new evidence of North Korea's weapons capabilities, told China on Wednesday it was critical to move forward aggressively to end Pyongyang's nuclear programmes. click to open  |
 | '98 Sino-US Summit: Beijing - U.S. President Bill Clinton is greeted by Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao in Beijing, Friday night. click to open  |
 | Belgium's King Albert II (L) toasts with Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) during their meeting at Beijing's Great Hall of the People June 6, 2005. King Albert and Queen Paola are on an eight-day state visit to China. click to open  |
 | Belgium's King Albert II (L) cuts his birthday cake as he stands next to his wife Queen Paola (C) and China's President Hu Jintao during a dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing June 6, 2005. King Albert and Queen Paola are on an eight-day state visit to China. click to open  |
 | Belgium's King Albert II (L) receives a birthday gift from China's President Hu Jintao (R) during a dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing June 6, 2005. King Albert and Queen Paola are on an eight-day state visit to China. click to open  |
 | Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) shakes hands with China's President Hu Jintao during the leaders declaration event for the annual APEC summit in Santiago, November 21, 2004. APEC leaders wrapped up their two day summit in Santiago on Sunday. click to open  |