On the afternoon of November 19, 2005, Chinese President Hu Jintao returned to Beijing in his special plane after successfully concluding state visits to the UK, Germany, Spain and the ROK and attending the 13th Leaders' Informal Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) held in Pusan, ROK.

President Hu's wife Liu Yongqing, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan and other companions arrived in Beijing in the same plane.