BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika arrived here on Monday afternoon, kicking off a weeklong state visit to China.

Mutharika is here at the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Apart from Beijing, he will also visit Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province, and Shanghai.

Source: Xinhua