Barbadian PM arrives in Beijing for first China tour
2008-05-04 23:39:27 Xinhua English
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BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- David Thompson, prime minister of Barbados in central America, arrived in Beijing on Monday, kicking off a four-day official visit to China as a guest of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
During his stay in Beijing, Thompson will meet Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, and hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Wen.
Besides Beijing, Thompson will also visit China's financial hub Shanghai.
This is Thompson's first time to pay an official visit to China since he took office in January 2008.
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