Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos Galderon arrived in Beijing Sunday morning, starting an eight-day official visit to China at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Zeng Qinghong.

Santos is scheduled to hold talks with Zeng and meet with Premier Wen Jiabao. Apart from Beijing, he will visit Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, and Shanghai, China's largest industrial center.

This is his first China visit since he assumed the office of vice president.

Source: Xinhua