AFRICA: China Reaches into Europe's Resource-Rich 'Backyard'
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PARIS, Nov 15 (IPS) - The new African-Chinese economic and diplomatic  partnership, manifested in the pact signed by China and 48  African countries in Beijing this month, is unsettling European  leaders and analysts, who continue to see Africa as Europe's  backyard.
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JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 7 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday sought to reassure Africans that his country's aggressive investments in oil, copper and other natural resources do not amount to a new wave of colonialism, saying China would "not do anything harmful to the interests of Africa and its...
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A financial portal is born in China.
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Global offshoring of IT services, manufacturing, and other business functions will continue to grow over the next three years, with countries in Eastern Europe taking on India and China as leading destinations, according to a recent report.
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After decades of booming trade relations with China, Hungary is now aspiring to grab a chunk of the foreign direct investment (FDI) the Asian giant is set to channel to overseas countries, observers and ...
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JOHANNESBURG -- As China extends its reach ever more deeply into Africa's economies,  one country has quietly but aggressively moved in the opposite direction, with its companies becoming major players in booming Chinese industries.
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"We welcome Chinese investors in Hungary. Hungary can play and has already been playing a very useful role in China's foreign trade and investment operations with Europe thanks to its excellent geographical and logistical features"  Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said that The Hungarian Season, slated to be held in nine Chinese cities between September 2007 and April 2008, is an important milestone for the further development of ... via English.eastday.com
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BRUSSELS, Feb 8 (IPS) - The massive deal that China signed with the  Democratic Republic of Congo last year is not the "second  colonisation" that some Europeans allege it is. The agreement  appears, in fact, a promising way to kick-start an economy.
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The European Commission will unveil plans in the coming months for a partnership between the European Union and China over Africa, EU Development Commissioner Louis Michel said Wednesday.
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SHANGHAI, China  - French President Jacques Chirac visited ventures by his countrymen in the business hub of Shanghai on Tuesday as he wrapped up a China trade mission that yielded big contracts but failed to cinch a hoped-for deal on a high-speed railway.
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China lends $5bn to DR Congo for some major infrastructure projects in return for mineral  exploitation rights.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's grand tour of Europe this week is underscoring how the opportunities presented by the "super-market" that is China's billion people may be trumping the continent's long-standing ...
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French President Jacques Chirac&#39;s views on the EU arms embargo against China have been a focus of a visit there as he cultivates new business opportunities.
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Chinese premier Wen Jiabao's grand tour of Europe this week is underscoring how the opportunities presented by the "super-market" that is China's billion people may be trumping the continent's long-standing concerns about human rights.
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China sought to defend its role in Africa on Monday ahead of this week's G8 summit, saying its long friendship with the continent was a force for good and shrugging off the threat of criticism at the meeting in Germany.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 21 (IPS) - An average European draws about four times as much  of the earth's resources as the average Asian, a new report  says. The 'ecological footprint' of a North American is  eight times the size of the average African's.
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Nine more countries offer China  incentives to invest in oil and gas projects as it steps up its hunt for new supplies.