China's President Hu Jintao (L) and Turkey's President Abdullah Gul walk past the honour guard during an official welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing June 25, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

China's President Hu Jintao (L) and Turkey's President Abdullah Gul walk past the honour guard during an official welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing June 25, 2009.

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  1. Hindu nationalist party Shiv Sena activists burn an effigy of Chinese President Hu Jintao during a protest in New Delhi October 5, 2009. Activists were protesting against the Chinese government decision to offer separate stand-alone visas to residents of Muslim-majority disputed Indian territory Jammu and Kashmir.
  2. Hindu nationalist party Shiv Sena activists burn an effigy of Chinese President Hu Jintao during a protest in New Delhi October 5, 2009. Activists were protesting against the Chinese government decision to offer separate stand-alone visas to residents of Muslim-majority disputed Indian territory Jammu and Kashmir.
  3. Hindu nationalist party Shiv Sena activists burn an effigy of Chinese President Hu Jintao during a protest in New Delhi October 5, 2009. Activists were protesting against the Chinese government decision to offer separate stand-alone visas to residents of Muslim-majority disputed Indian territory Jammu and Kashmir.
  4. Present and former Chinese Communist Party leaders Jiang Zemin (R) and Hu Jintao (L) are seen on a giant screen from National Day celebrations earlier in the day as particiants gather on Tiananmen Square for evening events on October 1, 2009 in Beijing as China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a military parade and lavish ceremonies showcasing the nation's revival as a global power.
  5. Promotion girls hand out Chinese flags as a television screen shows Chinese President Hu Jintao (upper C) attending National Day celebrations in Beijing, outside of a shopping complex in Hong Kong on October 1, 2009. China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a massive military parade and elaborate pageantry on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the nation's revival as a global power.
  6. Chinese President Hu Jintao (3L car) reviews the military personnel during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a massive military parade and elaborate pageantry on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the nation's revival as a global power.
  7. Chinese President Hu Jintao (3L car) reviews the military personnel during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a massive military parade and elaborate pageantry on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the nation's revival as a global power.
  8. BEIJING - OCTOBER 01: China's President Hu Jintao (C) and other leaders review a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 2009 in Beijing, China. The grand celebrations to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China included a military parade and mass pageant consisting of about 200,000 citizens in Tiananmen Square.
  9. Turkish President Abdullah Gul, center, shakes hand with French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand, right, as French President Nicolas Sarkozy, second left, Gul's wife Hayrunisa, left, and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, rear right,look on, upon their arrival to open an exhibition of art from Turkey at the Grand Palais,Friday Oct. 9, 2009 in Paris. Gul has made his country's cultural heritage the centerpiece of his three-day visit to Paris.
  10. Turkish President Abdullah Gul leaves the Hotel de Lassay after a meeting with the President of the French National Assembly Bernard Accoyer on October 8, 2009, in Paris. Gul arrived in France on October 7 to bring Turkey's campaign for membership of the European Union to the country that is leading the drive to exclude it.
  11. Turkish President Abdullah Gul (L) leaves the Hotel de Lassay next to the President of the French National Assembly Bernard Accoyer (R) on October 8, 2009, in Paris. Gul arrived in France on October 7 to bring Turkey's campaign for membership of the European Union to the country that is leading the drive to exclude it.
  12. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd R) poses for photographers next to Turkish President Abdullah Gul (2nd L), Pierre Lellouche France's junior minister of European and foreign Affairs (R) and Turkish State minister Hayati Yazici on October 8, 2009 at the Matignon hotel, the PM's residency in Paris. Gul arrived in France on October 7 to bring Turkey's campaign for membership of the European Union to the country that is leading the drive to exclude it.
  13. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd R) poses for photographers next to Turkish President Abdullah Gul (2nd L), Pierre Lellouche France's junior minister of European and foreign Affairs (R) on October 8, 2009 at Matignon in Paris. President Abdullah Gul arrived in France on October 7 to bring Turkey's campaign for membership of the European Union to the country that is leading the drive to exclude it.
  14. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (R) welcomes Turkish President Abdullah Gul (C) on October 8, 2009 at Matignon in Paris. President Abdullah Gul arrived in France on October 7 to bring Turkey's campaign for membership of the European Union to the country that is leading the drive to exclude it.
  15. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd L) gestures as he welcomes Turkish President Abdullah Gul on October 8, 2009 at Matignon in Paris. President Abdullah Gul arrived in France on October 7 to bring Turkey's campaign for membership of the European Union to the country that is leading the drive to exclude it.
  16. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (R) welcomes Turkish President Abdullah Gul on October 8, 2009 at Matignon in Paris. President Abdullah Gul arrived in France on October 7 to bring Turkey's campaign for membership of the European Union to the country that is leading the drive to exclude it.

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