Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) holds a welcoming ceremony for his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2012. Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to attend the 12th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). [Xinhua]

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin review the guards of honor during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2012. Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to attend the 12th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). [Xinhua]

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2012. Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to attend the 12th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). [Xinhua]

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2012. Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to attend the 12th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). [Xinhua]

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) holds a welcoming ceremony for his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2012. Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to attend the 12th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). [Xinhua]