Pakistan leader meets Jiang Zemin

(2 Aug 2002) NIGHT SHOTS 1. Wide shot PIA plane on tarmac 2. Pakistani President, General Pervez Musharraf descends plane with his wife 3. Wide shot plane 4. Musharraf gets into car 5. Car leaves DAY SHOTS 6. Musharraf and Chinese President Jiang Zemin shake hands 7. Various of Musharraf and Jiang STORYLINE: Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf arrived Friday in Beijing on his fourth visit to longtime ally China in seven months. Musharraf's plane landed shortly after 1 a.m local time, arriving from Sri Lanka. The Pakistani leader has taken pains to reassure China that their decades-old alliance is sound despite his government's recent close ties to the United States. He spent four days touring China in December and made two more one-day visits in January. China is a major arms supplier to Pakistan, which has fought three wars with India. The two South Asian nations have been on a war footing since a December attack on the Indian parliament, which New Delhi blamed on Pakistan-based militants and the Pakistani spy agency _ an accusation that Musharraf's government denies. On Thursday, Musharraf told journalists in Sri Lanka, where he was visiting with a trade delegation, that his country would never start a war with India. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...