US President George W. Bush held a ceremony Thursday morning on
the White House South Lawn to welcome Chinese President Hu Jintao,
who is in the US for a state visit.
President Hu, accompanied by Bush, inspected the guard of honor
after the two countries' national anthems were performed and a
21-gun salute.
The US and Chinese presidents then respectively gave a speech at
the ceremony.
The two leaders later held talks at the White House on issues
ranging from Sino-US relations to major international and regional
issues of common concern.
(Xinhua News Agency April 21, 2006)