Bush visits Asia

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, right, shows the way to U.S. President George W. Bush, left, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in China's capital Beijing on Sunday November 20, 2005. Bush called on China on Sunday to expand religious, political and social freedoms and urged steps to reduce Beijing's huge trade surplus with the United States. President Hu Jintao promised steps to resolve economic frictions.

U.S. President George W. Bush, center, walks with Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, left, during a guard of honor ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005. Bush arrived Saturday evening in the Chinese capital.

U.S. first lady Laura Bush, second right, looks over a model of Beijing, including the venue for the 2008 Olympic Games, during a visit to the Urban Planning Museum in Beijing Sunday Nov. 20, 2005. With her are museum hosts Zhao Li, center, and Peng Lei, left.

US President George W Bush gestures during a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005. Bush is on a three day visit to China having just left the APEC conference in South Korea.

A choir looks on at rear as U.S. President George W. Bush, center, is pictured with Rev. Du Fengying, right, and Rev. Yu Xin Li after attending morning services at Gangwashi Church in Beijing Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005. Bush arrived Saturday evening in the Chinese capital.

U.S. President George W. Bush, right, meets with Canada's Prime Minister Paul Martin, second left, Mexico's President Vicente Fox, second right, and Peru's President Alejandro Toledo, left, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Busan, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2005.

Pro-Bush demonstrators, one of them wearing a Bush look-alike mask, chant slogans as they burn a North Korean national flag, while a riot police officer sprays fire extinguisher during a protest against North Korean nuclear ambitions in Busan, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2005. Leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region gather in this southern port city for an annual summit.

U.S. President George W. Bush, looks China's President Hu Jintao during their joint statement in the Great Hall of the People on the edge of Tiananmen Square, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005 in Beijing, China. Bush called on China on Sunday to expand religious, political and social freedoms and urged steps to reduce Beijing's huge trade surplus with the United States. President Hu Jintao promised steps to resolve economic frictions.

Paper lanterns hang by U.S. President George W. Bush's limousine as it is parked at Diaoyutai Guest House while Bush has lunch with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing, China, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005.

A South Korean protester chant "No Bush, No APEC" slogans during a rally in Busan, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2005. A group of some 4,000 protesters had marched through the port city before reaching the blockade of shipping containers placed by police in a road near the convention center where the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit is being held. The demonstrators dispersed after several hours near the venue that saw clashes between some of the crowd and police.

U.S. President George W. Bush, right, and Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra attend the second APEC leaders retreat in Busan, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005.

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, center, announces the "Busan Declaration" as leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum listen in the background in Busan, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005. Wrapping up their annual summit, the 21 leaders promised to boost cooperation on fighting terrorism and preparing for a possible flu pandemic. From left in background, are: U.S. President George W. Bush, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Taiwanese Representative Lin Hsin-Yi, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

A group of anti-Bush protesters march in Gyeongju streets as U.S. President George W. Bush holds talks with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in this ancient Korean capital Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005. Some 250 protesters opposing U.S. military presence on the Korean peninsula demonstrated peacefully.

U.S. President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush tour Bulguksa Temple with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and his wife Kwon Yang-sook in Gyeongju, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005.

Pro Bush South Korean protesters chant slogans during a demonstration against North Korean nuclear ambitions and in support of APEC and the United States in Busan Thursday Nov. 17, 2005. In a show of unity, U.S. President George W. Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun declared on Thursday that a nuclear-armed North Korea "will not be tolerated" and agreed that the problem should be resolved through peaceful and diplomatic means.

U.S. President George W. Bush meets with Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005.

Dressed in Korean traditional "durumagi" silk robe, U.S. President George W. Bush, center, confers with Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, left, and Chilean President Ricardo Lagos prior to an official photo session of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Busan, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005.

Anti-Bush demonstrators thrust plows toward a caricatured float of U.S. President George W. Bush in front of Gyeongju railway station in this ancient Korean capital Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005. President Bush met with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in nearby Gyeongju, where the two leaders declared that a nuclear-armed North Korea "will not be tolerated" and agreed the issue should be resolved through peaceful means.

U.S. President George W. Bush, right, and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin toast at a lunch for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders at the Narimaru APEC House in Busan, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005. Asia-Pacific leaders sought to breathe life into stalled global trade negations at the annual summit.

From left to right, Yang-Sook Kwon, wife of South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, U.S. President George W. Bush, and first lady Laura Bush pose for photos during their visit to the Bulguksa Temple Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005 in Gyeongjiu, South Korea.

U.S. First Lady Laura Bush reacts during a calligraphy workshop inside a renovated Machiya, a traditional townhouse of a merchant, in Kyoto, western Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005. U.S. President George W. Bush and Laura flew in to Japan Tuesday on their week-long Asian tour.

A pro-Bush South Korean protesters attempting to burn a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is wrestled by riot police officers during a demonstration against North Korean nuclear ambitions and in support of APEC and the United States in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005.

U.S. President George W. Bush, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the Kyoto State Guesthouse, on Wednesday, November 16, 2005. Bush opened a four-nation Asia trip by visiting Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital, and then goes to South Korea for the 13th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Meeting.

An anti-riot police officer shields himself from smoke after pro-Bush South Korean protesters burned pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a demonstration against North Korean nuclear ambitions and in support of APEC and the United States in Busan Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005.

U.S. President George W. Bush, center, poses for photos with members of a Korean singers during his visit to the Bulguksa Temple Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005 in Gyeongjiu, South Korea.

U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife Laura wave from Air Force One upon their arrival at Osaka International air port in Osaka, western Japan, Tuesday evening, Nov. 15, 2005, on the first leg of an eight-day journey to Asia. Bush will be attending the 13th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting in Busan, South Korea on Nov. 18 to 19.

U.S. President George W. Bush, left, hugs former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine, who is currently the manager of Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines baseball team, after Bush arrived at Osaka International Airport en route to Kyoto, Japan, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005.

U.S. President Bush's limousine is seen driving out of the Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005. Bush is the first American President to stay at the Kyoto State Guest House which opened for visitors in 1974.

Japanese police officer stands guard in front of the Kyoto State Guesthouse Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 15, 2005. U.S. President George W. Bush will visit later in the day the Japan's ancient capital city of Kyoto to have a summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the guesthouse.

U.S. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush are welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi upon their arrival at the Kinkakuji Temple, on Wednesday, Nov.16, 2005 in Kyoto, western Japan. Bush is on a 2-day visit to Japan as a part of his 8-day Asian trip visiting Japan, South Korea, China and Mongolia.

U.S. President George W. Bush, center, and first lady Laura Bush drink some tea as they visit Bulguksa Temple with Juji Sunim, or the chief monk, right, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005 in Gyeongjiu, South Korea.

Prime Minister of Japan Junichiro Koizumi, right, points out the Golden Pavilion to U.S. President George W. Bush, center, during their visit Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005 in Kyoto, Japan. Also with them is Temple Master Raitei Arima, left. Bush opened a four-nation Asia trip by visiting Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital and home to 1,600 Buddhist temples and more than 400 Shinto shrines.

From left to right, first lady Laura Bush, U.S. President George W. Bush, and Prime Minister of Japan Junichiro Koizumi, visit the Golden Pavilion with Temple Master, Raitei Arima, far right, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005 in Kyoto, Japan. Bush opened a four-nation Asia trip by visiting Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital and home to 1,600 Buddhist temples and more than 400 Shinto shrines.

U.S. First Lady Laura Bush, center, smiles with Japanese high school students as she observe an English class of the Doshisha Girls' Senior High School in Kyoto, western Japan Wedneday, Nov.16, 2005. US President Bush, accompanied by his wife Laura, is now here for the first leg of his Asian tour.

U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at Kyoto Kaikan Hall Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005 in Kyoto, Japan. Bush prodded China on Wednesday to grant more political freedom to its 1.3 billion people and held up archrival Taiwan as a society that successfully moved from repression to democracy as it opened its economy. Words on the back read, "Japan," left, and "future, presporous," right.

U.S. President George W. Bush, stops to shakes hands with the Japanese audience after speaking at Kyoto Kaikan Hall Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005 in Kyoto, Japan. Bush visited Japan before taking part in the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea.

A South Korean protester chant "No Bush, No APEC" slogans during a rally in Busan, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2005. A group of some 4,000 protesters had marched through the port city before reaching the blockade of shipping containers placed by police in a road near the convention center where the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit is being held. The demonstrators dispersed after several hours near the venue that saw clashes between some of the crowd and police.