Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) is greeted by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun upon his arrival in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2012. Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, kicking off a three-day state visit to China. During the visit, Putin will attend the 12th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Beijing on June 6-7. [Pang Xinglei/Xinhua] |