Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, shakes hands with Adan Martin Menis (C), president of the Autonomous Region of Gran Canarias, while Jose Segura, representative of the Spanish government to the islands, looks on during a meeting Sept. 8, 2006. (Xinhua Photo)

    Top legislator meets Gran Canarias president

    LAS PALMAS, Gran Canarias of Spain, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Wu Bangguo met on Friday with Adan Martin Menis, president of the Autonomous Region of Gran Canarias, and Jose Sera, representative of the Spanish government to the islands. Full story

    Top legislator arrives in Spanish island for stopover

    LAS PALMAS, Canary Islands of Spain, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Wu Bangguo arrived here on Friday for a stopover on his way home after concluding a three-nation Latin American tour.

    He was received at the airport on Gran Canaria, one of the seven major islands among the Canary Islands, by Spanish government delegate Jose Segura and the Chinese Ambassador to Spain Qiu Xiaoqi. Full story