Special Report: President Hu attends outreach session of G8 Summit, visits Sweden

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and his wife Liu Yongqing wave as they arrive by a special plane in Berlin, capital of Germany, on June 6, 2007. Hu will attend a group meeting of leaders from India, Brazil, South Africa and Mexico on Thursday in Berlin, and the outreach session of the Group of Eight summit slated for Friday in Heiligendamm, northern Germany. (Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng) Photo Gallery>>>

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L Front) shakes hands with a woman greeting him in Berlin, capital of Germany, on June 6, 2007. Hu and his wife Liu Yongqing arrived in Berlin by a special plane on June 6. He will attend a group meeting with leaders from Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa on Thursday in Berlin, and the outreach session of the Group of Eight summit slated for Friday in Heiligendamm, northern Germany. (Xinhua/Ju Peng) Photo Gallery>>>

    BERLIN, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Berlin Wednesday to attend the outreach session of the Group of Eight (G8) summit slated for Friday in Heiligendamm, northern Germany.

    The outreach session will focus on issues such as the world economy, the protection of intellectual property rights, freedom of investment, energy, climate change, and the development of Africa.

    During the outreach session President Hu will present China's propositions on fighting climate change and other important issues, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said Monday.

    On the sidelines of the session, President Hu is expected to meet with leaders of G8 member countries and other developing countries to discuss bilateral relations and major world issues, said Cui.

    Before the G8 session, Hu will attend a group meeting on Thursday in Berlin with leaders from India, Brazil, South Africa and Mexico.

    The G8, an informal forum of leading industrialized nations, groups Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Japan, the United States, Canada and Russia.

Hu to enunciate propositions on climate change at G8

    BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao will present China's propositions on climate change at the upcoming outreach session of the G-8 Summit, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said here Monday.

    At the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Hu will attend the Summit held in Germany from June 6 to 8.

    The Chinese government is serious about climate change and will handle the issue in a spirit of responsibility for human life, Cui told reporters at a press briefing on Hu's upcoming trip.  Full story