Hu Jintao: Heckled in America

"He tells me what he thinks and I tell him what I think, and we do so with respect", Bush told reporters at the White House. It was a good -- if rather simple -- way of describing talks between the US and China, following the visit of the Chinese leader to Washington.

Even as President Hu Jintao was welcomed by President George W Bush, the visit drew several hundred banner-waving protesters, including a heckler from the Falun Gong spiritual movement who gained entry to the White House grounds as a member of the press corps.

Image: US President George W. Bush (R) and Chinese President Hu Jintao inspect the guard of honour during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, April 20, 2006 in Washington, DC. Hu is on his first official visit to the US since he took office in 2002.

Text: rediff News Bureau | Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

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