Chinese President Jiang Zemin hosted a ceremony at the Great Hall
of the People Thursday morning to welcome visiting US President
George W. Bush.
The two heads of state introduced, respectively, Chinese and US
officials attending the ceremony.
A
Chinese military band played national anthems of the two
countries.
Accompanied by President Jiang, President Bush reviewed the guard
of honor of the three services of the Chinese People's Liberation
Army (PLA).
Attending the ceremony from the Chinese side were Jiang's wife Wang
Yeping, Vice-Premier Qian Qichen, Vice-Chairman of the Standing
Committee of the National People's Congress Zhou Guangzhao,
Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's
Political Consultative Conference Ye Xuanping, Chairman of the
Central Committee of China Democratic National Construction
Association Cheng Siwei, Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan, Minister in
charge of the State Development Planning Commission Zeng Peiyan,
Finance Minister Xiang Huaicheng, Minister of Foreign Trade and
Economic Cooperation Shi Guangsheng, Vice-Foreign Minister Li
Zhaoxing, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Yang Jiechi,
Yang's wife Yue Aimei, Deputy Chief of the PLA General Staff Xiong
Guangkai, Deputy Director of the General Office of the Communist
Party of China Central Committee You Xigui, and Assistant to
Foreign Minister Zhou Wenzhong.
The US guests attending the ceremony included Bush's wife Laura
Bush, Ambassador to China Clark T. Randt, Secretary of State Colin
Powell, Chief of Staff of White House Andrew Card and Assistant to
the President for National Security Affairs Condoleezza Rice.
(Xinhua News
Agency February 21, 2002)