 | U.S. President George W. Bush, left, shakes hands with President of China Hu Jintao, right, after they attended the Reading of the Final Declaration at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit at La Moneda Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, in Santiago, Chile. In the back are Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong , left, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, center, and Russian President Vladimir Putin click to open  |
 | China's President Jintao Hu (R) shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at a bilateral meeting after the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Santiago, November 21, 2004. APEC leaders wrapped up their two day summit in Santiago on Sunday. click to open  |
 | China's President Jintao Hu (R) shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at a bilateral meeting after the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Santiago, November 21, 2004. APEC leaders wrapped up their two day summit in Santiago on Sunday. click to open  |
 | China's President Jintao Hu (3rd L) talks to Japan's Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro (2nd R) at a bilateral meeting after the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Santiago, November 21, 2004. APEC leaders wrapped up their two day summit in Santiago on Sunday. click to open  |
 | China's President Jintao Hu(R) shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro at a bilateral meeting after the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Santiago, November 21, 2004. APEC leaders wrapped up their two day summit in Santiago on Sunday. click to open  |
 | Chinese President Jintao Hu met with visiting U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice in Beijing July 9th 2004 click to open  |
 | North Korean leader Kim Jong-il(L) is greeted by Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing April 19, 2004. Kim told China's leaders he would be patient, flexible and engaged in six-party talks on his nuclear programs, saying what they hoped to hear in an unannounced three-day visit ending Wednesday. Shortly after the reclusive leader of the North boarded a train bound for home Wednesday afternoon, China's state media broke a news blackout to show footage of a smiling Kim sharing bear hugs with China's top leaders. Photo by Xinhua click to open  |
 | From L: Chinese first lady Liu Yongqing, Chinese President Hu Jintao, French President Jacques Chirac, and French first lady Bernadette Chirac pose in front of the red-lit Eiffel Tower, January 27, 2004 in Paris. China's President Hu Jintao is on the second day of a four-day state visit in France, marking the 40th anniversary of Chinese-French relations. click to open  |
 | French President Jacques Chirac (L) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Jan 27th 2004. Hu is on his second day for official visit to France. click to open  |
 | Chinese President Hu Jintao, left, and his French counterpart Jacques Chirac exchange documents after signing a political and trade agreement at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004. Hu is on a four-day state visit to France to discuss China's economic growth, its increasing interdependance with Europe and the reconstruction of Iraq. click to open  |