Bush hopes to visit China following APEC summit meeting: FM spokesman

US President George W. Bush said he expected to visit China in November, Chinese foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang said Thursday.

Bush said he looked forward to visiting China following the summit meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum scheduled for November in Busan, a port city in the Republic of Korea, Qin told a regular press conference.

Bush made the announcement Tuesday in the talks with visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao in New York, Qin said. Hu was there to attend the summit meeting on the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations.

Source: Xinhua