(L-R) Presidents Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan attend the opening of the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Sino-African Forum at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh November 8, 2009. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met African leaders on Sunday, aiming to boost a relationship which politically goes back decades and is now economically booming. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

(L-R) Presidents Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan attend the opening of the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Sino-African Forum at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh November 8, 2009. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met African leaders on Sunday, aiming to boost a relationship which politically goes back decades and is now economically booming.

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  11. In this photo taken by Korean Central News Agency and released via Korea News Service Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, Chinese Premier Premier Wen Jiabao, center left, explains gifts given by him to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center right at Paekhwawon State Guest House in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009.
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  14. In this photo released on Tuesday Oct. 6, 2009 by the (North) Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, left, has a light moment with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, as they watch propaganda spectacles known as "mass games" at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009.
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