2009年11月7日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China's Wen seeks to boost blossoming Africa ties (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 03:56 PM PST

Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao meets African leaders on Sunday, aiming to boost a relationship which politically goes back decades and is now economically booming -- to the discomfort of some in the West.

Chinese premier: Africa trade push is 'selfless' (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:24 AM PST

Chinese Prime minister Wen Jiabao talks at a session of the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Sino-African Forum in Egypt''s Sharm el Sheik Resort Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.(AP Photo)AP - China's premier stressed Saturday that his country's push to boost already burgeoning trade ties with Africa was "sincere and selfless," as the Asian powerhouse battled criticism its quest for natural resources was at the expense of the poverty-ravaged continent.


China PM reaches out to Muslims in Cairo speech (AFP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 08:37 AM PST

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao -- pictured giving a speech at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo -- has sought to reassure the world's Muslims about his country's goodwill towards them, at a time when Beijing is criticised for the treatment of its own Muslim minority.(AFP/Khaled Desouki)AFP - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao sought to reassure the world's Muslims about his country's goodwill towards them in Cairo on Saturday, at a time when Beijing is criticised for the treatment of its own Muslim minority.


Chinese PM reaches out to Muslims (AFP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 07:22 AM PST

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao -- pictured giving a speech at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo -- has sought to reassure the world's Muslims about his country's goodwill towards them, at a time when Beijing is criticised for the treatment of its own Muslim minority.(AFP/Khaled Desouki)AFP - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiaobao sought to reassure the world's Muslims about his country's goodwill towards them in Cairo on Saturday, at a time when Beijing is criticised for the treatment of its own Muslim minority.


Prized mushroom collection returns to China (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 05:26 AM PST

AP - A Chinese scholar persecuted during the Cultural Revolution for smuggling a rare collection of mushrooms out of China before World War II was honored Saturday when the collection was returned more than 70 years later.

China offers Africa more trade, investment (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 04:45 AM PST

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, front right, accompanied by Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, front left, reviews an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Cairo, capital of Egypt, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Wen arrived here Friday for a two-day official visit. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Yao Dawei)AP - China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of a package to boost already thriving economic ties, China's commerce minister said in an article published Saturday.


China not courting Africa only for energy: Wen (AFP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 01:39 AM PST

Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif (right) greets his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao upon his arrival in Cairo, on November 6. Wen arrived in Egypt for a summit with African leaders as Beijing bids to expand its diplomatic and economic influence on the resource-rich continent.(AFP)AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao denied that Beijing was developing ties in Africa purely to satisfy its need for energy, as he headed for talks with the continent's leaders, according to state media.


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