NEW HAVEN, the United States, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao started to give a speech at Yale University on Friday.

    Hu arrived in New Haven, Connecticut, on Friday morning from Washington for a brief visit to Yale University.

    Yale University was founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School in the home of Abraham Pierson, its first rector, in Killingworth, Connecticut. In 1887, it became Yale University.

    The university is the last stop in President Hu's trip to the United States. Previous destinations were Seattle and Washington. On Thursday, Hu and President George W. Bush held talks at the White House on China-U.S. relations and major world and regional issues.

    Hu will conclude his visit to the United States on Friday afternoon and embark on the next leg of his five-nation tour, taking him to Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Nigeria and Kenya. Enditem