Chinese President Hu Jintao and Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing on Wednesday sent messages separately to U.S. President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, offering their condolences over the death of former U.S. president Gerald Ford, and also offering condolences to Ford's wife and other relatives.

Ford, who battled pneumonia in January 2006 and underwent two heart treatments this year, died on Tuesday night aged 93.

Source: Xinhua