Vice President Redley Killion of the Federated States of Micronesia arrived in Beijing Wednesday afternoon, starting his eight-day unofficial visit to China.

 

Killion was invited by the Chinese government for the visit.

 

During his stay in Beijing, Killion will meet with Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Jia Qinglin and Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong.

 

Besides Beijing, Killion will also visit Liaoning Province, in northeast China, and Shandong Province, in East China.

 

(Xinhua News Agency July 20, 2006)