Iran's President attends welcoming ceremony in Beijing

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) escorts Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad past a military honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 8, 2012. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday told visiting Ahmadinejad that Beijing opposes any Middle Eastern country seeking to acquire nuclear weapons, the official Chinese Xinhua news agency reported. UPI/Stephen Shaver