Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau
of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, arrived in Lisbon
yesterday on his way to a Latin American trip.
His March 19-April 5 visits will take him to Mexico, Venezuela, Suriname,
Peru and Samoa, a South Pacific island nation.
In Portugal, Li will meet with Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates. He
will also tour a number of cultural and historical sites in Lisbon, including
the 1998 World Expo site.
With China's biggest city Shanghai bracing for the 2010 World Expo, the two
countries have signed a memo on sharing the expertise that Lisbon gained when
hosting the 1998 World Expo.
China and Portugal officially forged an all-round strategic partnership in
2005 as a result of an exchange of visits by the leaders of the two countries.
