Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao smiles as he is surrounded by journalists at the end of his press conference on the sidelines of the fourth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on November 8, 2009. The meteoric increase in economic cooperation between China and Africa in the last few years was at the heart of the summit. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao smiles as he is surrounded by journalists at the end of his press conference on the sidelines of the fourth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on November 8, 2009. The meteoric increase in economic cooperation between China and Africa in the last few years was at the heart of the summit.

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  5. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) presents gifts to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (2nd R) during their meeting in Pyongyang October 5, 2009, in this picture released October 6, 2009 by North Korea's official news agency KCNA. North Korea on Tuesday signalled it could return to nuclear disarmament talks it had declared dead six months ago, but a report it was near restoring its atomic plant underlined the secretive state would keep the stakes high.
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  7. China's Premier Wen Jiabao (L) talks with North Korea's nominal No.2 leader and technical head of state Kim Yong-nam during their meeting at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang October 5, 2009, in this picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA October 6, 2009.
  8. China's Premier Wen Jiabao (C) waves beside North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il (R) as they watch performances during the closing ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the North Korea-China amity treaty in Pyongyang October 5, 2009, in this picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA October 6, 2009.
  9. China's Premier Wen Jiabao (L) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il clap as they watch performances during a closing ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the North Korea-China amity treaty in Pyongyang October 5, 2009, in this picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA October 6, 2009.
  10. China's Premier Wen Jiabao (L) talks with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il during a closing ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the North Korea-China amity treaty in Pyongyang October 5, 2009, in this picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA on October 6, 2009.
  11. China's Premier Wen Jiabao (L) shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il during their meeting in Pyongyang October 5, 2009, in this picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA on October 6, 2009.
  12. China's Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with North Korea's top leader Kim Jong-il during a meeting in Pyongyang October 5, 2009 in this photo distributed by China's official Xinhua News Agency.
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