President dons cap and dishes out hugs

During President Hu Jintao's visit to Boeing's plant near Seattle on Wednesday, he gave manufacturing supervisor Paul Dernier an unexpected hug after the latter presented him a Boeing baseball cap.

The president promptly donned it, grinning, and threw his arms over Dernier's shoulder as the assembled media snapped pictures.

"A lot of people I talked to said they've never seen him hug anyone," said Dernier, who has supervised the planes bound for China. "So I was totally caught off guard."

Dernier said the president thanked him in English.

"It was my first presidential hug I feel pretty special."

Source: China Daily