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China's Hu visits Sudan, sees strong economic ties (Reuters)
Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:31:38 GMT | Yahoo! News
Reuters - Hundreds of people waving banners
welcomed Chinese President Hu Jintao on his first visit to
Sudan on Friday when he arrived in the capital with a large
delegation amid heavy security.
Chinese president continues African tour (AP)
Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:35:31 GMT | Yahoo! News
AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday brought his eight-nation African tour to Zambia, a copper-rich country where China's growing clout has prompted charges of exploitation and emerged as a volatile political issue.
China launches mining program in Zambia (AP)
Sun, 04 Feb 2007 18:36:41 GMT | Yahoo! News
AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao launched a copper mining partnership with Zambia on Sunday and won praise from Zambia's finance minister for his focus on economic investment rather than politics.
Chinese president takes tour to Namibia (AP)
Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:32:44 GMT | Yahoo! News
AP - Chinese president Hu Jintao brought his eight-nation African tour Monday to Namibia, a sparsely populated, mineral-rich desert country that hopes to benefit from an influx of Chinese investment and tourists.
China's Hu seals economic ties in S.Africa (Reuters)
Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:38:51 GMT | Yahoo! News
Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao signed
economic and agricultural deals in South Africa on Tuesday as
part of his tour of Africa, where there are concerns such
agreements will only hurt the continent's poor countries.
Hu says Chinese drive will not hurt Africa (Reuters)
Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:36:47 -0800 | Yahoo! News
Reuters - President Hu Jintao, apparently
seeking to ease concerns over China's investment drive in
Africa, said on Wednesday that Beijing's business interests
would not hurt the continent.
