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China's 10 billion loan for African development 'motivated by business not aid'

Preferential loans directed towards infrastructure and social programmes where announced by Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier, at the opening of a two-day China-Africa summit. Full Article at The Telegraph

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  1. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has met with several African leaders on the sidelines of the fourth ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation which opened on Sunday at this Egyptian tourist resort. Full Article at People's Daily Online

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