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Published 11/06/2009 by Times Online

Beijing is Africas most important friend

Jonathan Clayton in Johannesburg and Jane Macartney in Beijing

To gauge the importance of the main guest at next week’s summit in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh one need only look at the number of African dignitaries there to greet him — far more than ever attend meetings...

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