Hu Jintao to visit Africa, Saudi Arabia
China announced yesterday that President Hu Jintao would visit Africa and Saudi Arabia in his first overseas trip of 2009, building on Chinese efforts to strengthen ties with the resource-rich regions.
On January 16, 2012, President Hu Jintao received credentials presented by six new ambassadors from Peru, Monaco, Somalia, Gabon, Niger and Thailand at the Great Hall of the People.