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...many other G-8 leaders, has been markedly uncritical of Putin's record). But the intriguing thing about Putin's policy has been the way in which he has aligned Russian interests with those of another natural rival to the U.S., China. Putin and China's President Hu Jintao meet frequently - five times in the last year alone. They've reached agreement on how to draw their countries' long-contested border and conducted large-scale joint military exercises. Two-way trade, which reached $29.1 billion last year, was up more than 50% in the first quarter of 2006 compared...
...Jiabao's whistle-stop tour through Africa last week marked the third visit to the continent by top Chinese leaders this year. Since January, Premier Wen, President Hu Jintao and Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing have traveled to a total of 15 African countries. Why? Hu insisted during his Congo trip that "China is not seeking selfish interests" in Africa. But with the country's insatiable thirst for energy, Africa has swiftly become one of its key business partners: trade between China and Africa jumped 37% to $40 billion in 2005, and Angola was China's top provider of crude...
...JINTAO Nigeria During Hu's visit this April, the former British colony granted China four oil-drilling licenses while China offered $4 billion in infrastructure assistance. China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) invested $2.3 billion in an oil field the week before Hu's visit, its largest ever overseas acquisition...
...responded by warning SCO nations against "domineering powers [who] use their force against and interfere in the affairs of other states." Still, the regional conference could prove useful in curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions. After meeting on the sidelines with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao, Ahmadinejad softened his tough rhetoric, saying on Friday that a package of incentives designed by the international community to stop Iran from enriching uranium was "a step forward." Small words, but enough to make the SCO feel like it's got some power, after...
...Comrade Hu Comes Calling Re your story on Chinese President Hu Jintao's trip to the U.S. [April 24]: In visiting our democratic country, Hu represented not the Chinese people but the Chinese Communist Party, which has been holding that nation's people hostage for more than a half-century. Today the Chinese are still not a free people. Many democracy advocates and religious workers are incarcerated in labor camps without due process of law. People are not allowed to organize political parties, and the communist Chinese government, for fear of being toppled, has strict control of the mass media...