Viva la progress: China's Latin links
By Zhang Haizhou | China Daily | Updated: 2009-04-08 07:46
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sits in the control room of one of 17 China-made locomotives exported to his country last year as it starts a trial run between Lara State and Yaracuy State on Nov 13. Chavez also recently inaugurated an $800-million rail link partly-funded by China. Xinhua |
There is little doubt that deals will be done when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrives for top-level talks in Beijing today. His mission, after all, is to improve his nation's ties with China. But no matter what agreements he pens with President Hu Jintao, it will be little more than a diplomatic triumph, likely having little impact on the lives of common Chinese citizens. Right?
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