Chinese President Hu Jintao accepted in Beijing Friday credentials from eight new ambassadors to China.

Czech Ambassador Viteslav Grepl arrived in Beijing on Aug. 2. Venezuelan Ambassador Rocio Maneiro Gonzalez arrived in Beijing onAug. 6. Jordanian Ambassador Anmar Abdulhalim Namir Harmud arrivedin Beijing on Aug. 14. French Ambassador Philippe Guelluy arrived in Beijing on Aug. 31. Gabonese Ambassador Emmanuel Mba-Allo arrived in Beijing on Sept. 2. Iraqi Ambassador Mohammad Sabir Ismail arrived in Beijing on Sept. 14. Hungarian Ambassador Meszaros Sandor arrived in Beijing on Sept. 16. German Ambassador Volker Stanzel arrived in Beijing on Sept. 19.

(Xinhua News Agency September 25, 2004)