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| China's Hu Jintao on Africa tour | China's Hu Jintao on Africa tour |
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| China's President Hu Jintao is starting an eight-nation tour of Africa that will include Sudan and South Africa. | China's President Hu Jintao is starting an eight-nation tour of Africa that will include Sudan and South Africa. |
| Before he left, China announced $3bn in preferential loans and more aid over the next three years for Africa. | Before he left, China announced $3bn in preferential loans and more aid over the next three years for Africa. |
| Trade has expanded dramatically between Africa and China in recent years as China seeks resources to feed its economy and markets for its exports. | Trade has expanded dramatically between Africa and China in recent years as China seeks resources to feed its economy and markets for its exports. |
| Africa supplies one-third of China's imported oil. It is Mr Hu's third trip to Africa since he took office in 2003. | Africa supplies one-third of China's imported oil. It is Mr Hu's third trip to Africa since he took office in 2003. |
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| China has been urged to use its influence as a big oil customer of Sudan's to lobby the government in Khartoum to resolve the conflict in Darfur. | China has been urged to use its influence as a big oil customer of Sudan's to lobby the government in Khartoum to resolve the conflict in Darfur. |
| Beijing has been criticised for selling weapons to countries like Zimbabwe and flooding Africa with cheap goods that threaten local industries. | Beijing has been criticised for selling weapons to countries like Zimbabwe and flooding Africa with cheap goods that threaten local industries. |
| Mr Hu's tour will also take him to Cameroon, Liberia, Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique and Seychelles. | Mr Hu's tour will also take him to Cameroon, Liberia, Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique and Seychelles. |