"Südschiene": Afrika-China

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FM: energy co-op only part of Sino-African co-op

english.chinamil.com.cn 2009-02-07

　　BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao will be discussing a wide range of cooperation issues on his tour of Africa and Saudi Arabia this month -- not just energy and resources, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun stressed Thursday.

　　Hu is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania and Mauritius from Feb. 10 to 17.
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Last year, China imported over 36 million tons of oil from Saudi Arabia, its biggest trading partner in the Middle East.
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FM: China to fulfill aid commitments to Africa

english.chinamil.com.cn 2009-02-07

　　BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- China will live up to its promise on providing assistance to African countries by the end of this year, a senior Foreign Ministry official said here Friday.

　　Zhai Jun, assistant vice minister of foreign affairs, told reporters that China is fully confident to implement the eight-point policy package announced by Chinese President Hu Jintao to strengthen practical cooperation with and support the development of African countries at the China-Africa summit in Beijing in November, 2006.

　　Heads of state and government from more than 40 African countries attended the Beijing summit.

　　President Hu will pay state visit to Mali, Senegal, Tanzania and Mauritius next week. This will be his second Africa trip after the summit. The first was in early 2007, when he visited eight African countries.
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