China's President Hu Jintao (C), Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf (R) and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz (L) clap after Hu was presented with Pakistan's highest civilian award "Nishan-e-Pakistan" during a ceremony in Islamabad November 24, 2006. China signed a free trade pact with Pakistan on Friday as Hu promised to bolster ties to a new level. [Reuters]

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