VIP AT BEIJING 2008

China has kept its word in presenting a special Paralympic Games, President Hu Jintao said while raising a toast to some 30 VIPs from across the world in Beijing Wednesday.

President Hu Jintao and his wife Liu Yongqing welcome Philip Craven, IPC president, and his wife to a luncheon at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.
China Daily
President Hu Jintao held a luncheon for international dignitaries who will attend the Beijing Paralympics closing ceremony, pledging more efforts to promote the well-being of the disabled.
Chinese President Hu Jintao said here on Saturday that he is confident that Beijing and China will deliver a high-standard Paralympic Games with distinctive features.
The song "Looking back at you one last last" will be performed at the Paralympic closing ceremony in the Bird's Nest.
Chinese leaders had a busy weekend balancing their time between the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games and playing host to visiting foreign leaders and officials.
President Hu Jintao (R) greets South Korea's Prime Minister Han Seung-Soo in Beijing September 6, 2008.
President Hu Jintao and his wife Liu Yongquing greet International Paralympic Committee President Philip Craven (2nd L) and his wife in Beijing September 6, 2008.
President Hu Jintao (R) greets Spain's Princess Elena de Borbon at the Great Hall of the People ahead a welcoming luncheon for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Games September 6, 2008.
China's President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 6, 2008.
Premier Wen Jiabao met here on Friday with Polish Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Waldemar Pawlak, who came here to attend the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with US Labor Secretary Elaine Chao at the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing August 23, 2008.