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DAR ES SALAAM (Tanzania): Chinas new President Xi Jinping jetted into Tanzania on Sunday at the start of a three-nation Africa tour that underscores Beijings growing presence in the resource-rich continent.
Xi flew into the east African nations economic capital Dar es Salaam from Moscow, the opening stage of his first foreign trip since being anointed president 10 days ago.
He is set to give a keynote speech on Monday covering relations with Africa and sign some 20 trade, development and cultural accords, before heading to Durban, South Africa to join an emerging economies summit.
He wraps up the African tour with a visit to Congo-Brazzaville.
China-Africa cooperation is comprehensive, Xi said ahead of the trip, adding that Beijing valued friendly relationships with all African countries, no matter whether they are big or small, strong or weak, rich or poor.
No matter whether it is rich or poor in resources, China treats it equally and actively carries out pragmatic cooperation that benefits both sides, he said.
China is the second-largest foreign investor in Tanzania, with stakes in agriculture, coal, iron ore and infrastructure, and Xi will be keen to showcase that Chinas approach to Africa is different from the West, said China expert Jonathan Holslag, head of research at the Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies.AFP
Xi arrives in Tanzania on three-nation African tour | Newspaper | DAWN.COM
this President is gonna make a difference off China's Pro-big-Nation foreign policy. hope it's music to this western fvcked uneven world with polarized rich and poor nations.