Seychellois President James Alix Michel (1st L) is presented with a bunch of flowers upon his arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 1, 2006. James Alix Michel is in Beijing for a state visit to China and the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which is scheduled for Nov. 4-5. -Xinhua

Seychellois President James Alix Michel arrived in Beijing yesterday, kicking off his state visit to China.

While in Beijing, Michel will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao and meet with top legislator Wu Bangguo and Premier Wen Jiabao respectively.

The president will also attend the Beijing Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation scheduled for Nov. 4 to 5.

After the summit, Michel is to visit Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan province, and Haikou, capital city of China's southernmost Hainan province.

Seychelles is one of China's government-approved outbound tourist destinations. Bilateral trade has been growing rapidly, with trade volume totaling 3.41 million U.S. dollars in 2005.