Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf arrived in Beijing Monday afternoon for a three-day state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Musharraf is expected to exchange views with Chinese leaders on Sino-Pakistan relations and regional and international issues of common concern, according to sources with Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Previously Musharraf attended the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2003, which opened in China's southernmost province of Hainan Sunday.

(Xinhua News Agency November 3, 2003)