Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in China on a four-day official visit, which is aimed at strengthening trade and political relations between the two countries. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Erdogan arrived last night in Urumqi city in Shenyang region en-route to Beijing. This is the first visit by the Turkish Prime Minister to China in 27 years. It also comes in the wake of the visit by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping to Turkey in February, where the two countries signed several agreements.