Chinese President Hu Jintao Visit to Cuba

Chinese President Hu Jintao Visit to Cuba (NSI News Source Info) November 18, 2008: Chinese President Hu Jintao has arrived for a landmark visit to Cuba and was to meet Tuesday with its leaders as part of efforts to boost ties with President Raul Castro. Hu's Latin America tour, which also includes an Asia-Pacific summit in Peru, comes as China expands its diplomacy and investment around the world, eyeing natural resources and developing markets for manufactured goods and even weapons.

Chinese President Hu Jintao walks away after laying a wreath at the Jose Marti Monument in Havana's Revolution Square on November 18, 2008