Belgian King Albert II visited the ancient Chinese capital of Xi'an
Wednesday and met with Shaanxi governor Chen Deming.

King Albert said that Belgium hopes to further cooperation with
Shaanxi in energy, trade, biotechnology and pharmacy. Chen told the
king that Shaanxi has a broad market for energy, pharmacy, scientific
research, education and machinery manufacturing.

During the one-day stay in Xi'an, which is now the capital of
northwestern China's Shaanxi Province, the royal couple saw the
legendary life-sized terra-cotta warriors in the tomb of the first
Chinese emperor.

King Albert arrived in Beijing last Saturday for an eight-day state
visit to China. This is the first China tour by a Belgian state head
in the past 24 years.

Besides Beijing and Xi'an, the king is scheduled to visit Shanghai
and Jiangsu Province in eastern China.