Trade ties dominate Chinese president&#39;s visit to Cuba
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China&#39;s President Hu Jintao, is Cuba for talks with his communist ally President Fidel Castro, which are focussing on boosting bilateral trade.
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Two years ago in December, fewer than 30 U.S. business representatives came to Havana to sign agreements with Cuban officials to export food to the Caribbean island. This week, Cuba expects more than 340 people &#151; primarily producers of American farm goods &#151; to attend the latest round of talks, in which communist officials hope to sign deals worth about &#36;100 million.
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Visiting French President Jacques Chirac yesterday pushed for stronger economic and political ties with China, emphasizing mutual respect and equality in foreign relations in his speech at Tongji University in Shanghai.
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Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was set to hold talks with his British counterpart Tony Blair including on strengthening trade ties, energy policy and resolving the Iran nuclear crisis.
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China's prime minister arrived in Moscow on Thursday to discuss Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization and China's efforts to secure a steady supply of Russian oil for its booming economy.
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President Hugo ChÃ¡vez of Venezuela wrapped up a four-day visit to China on Sunday with agreements that promise to open Venezuela&#39;s oil and natural gas fields to China.
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China will make more efforts to boost its trade volume with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), one of China&#39;s most important trading partners to date and together have promising economic cooperation in the future, a Chinese
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Developing co-operative relations between China and Cuba suits the interests of both countries and will contribute to world peace, visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao told his Cuban counterpart on Monday.
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French companies were counting some $5 billion in spoils Monday after President Jacques Chirac used an official visit to China to boost economic ties, in a bid to prevent France from being left behind in the emerging Asian superpower&#39;s markets.
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Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao said Friday that he appreciates Brazil&#39;s announcement of recognizing China&#39;s market-economy status.
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China takes the spotlight at the Asia-Pacific leaders forum on Thursday when President Hu Jintao meets President George W. Bush and Australia's prime minister to talk about security, product safety and climate change.
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Convalescing Cuban leader Fidel Castro met Saturday for two hours with the visiting head of Vietnam&#39;s Communist Party, Nong Duc Manh, local media reported.
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French President Jacques Chirac&#39;s China visit is sure to boost Sino-French all-round strategic partnership, Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong said here Saturday.
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China's president Hu Jintao visits Brazil in a bid to secure trade deals to satisfy his country's burgeoning demand for foreign goods.
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Cuba's communist state is rising from  the ashes of its post-Soviet economic crash with greater  control over its economy and help from China and Venezuela,  President Fidel Castro said on Saturday.
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SHANGHAI/SEATTLE  - In his first official visit to  the United States in 2006, China President Hu Jintao arrived  for dinner at Microsoft Corp.  Chairman Bill Gates'  house with a gift for the host.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao heads to Europe this weekend with hopes of boosting trade and reducing friction with the EU, while thorny issues like human rights will not figure high on the agenda.