Africa will remain important pillar of China's diplomacy
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="highlights">highlights</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="blueprint">blueprint</span>.</p><p><span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Yi">Yi</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>, <span word="Djibouti">Djibouti</span>, <span word="Ghana">Ghana</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> $172.83 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Hongming">Hongming</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="metals">metals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wood">wood</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="funding">funding</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="for">for</span> 300 <span word="management">management</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technicians">technicians</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>. <span word="China">China</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> $20 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="Wenping">Wenping</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="skepticism">skepticism</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="China">China</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="diplomacy">diplomacy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>".</p><p>"<span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="pillar">pillar</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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