Closer ties ahead for China and African nations

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Updated November 6, 2009 20:48:03

Leaders from China and African nations will attend a three-day summit in Egypt starting Sunday. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will meet finance and foreign ministers from 50 countries in the resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh. Beijing is rapidly expanding its economic ties on the African continent, and with that has come increasing political influence.

Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speakers: Barry Sautman, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Nicholas Bequelin, Asian spokesman, Human Rights Watch

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