US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) talks with Chinese Premier Wen in Beijing on June 30, 2008. Rice met with China's top leaders in Beijing as part of a visit expected to focus on pushing forward six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programme. Rice, who arrived in the capital on June 29 after a short trip to quake-hit Sichuan province, passed on US President George W. Bush's "wishes for the full and complete recovery of the (quake-hit) area" to Chinese President Hu Jintao. AFP PHOTO / Oded Balilty / POOL