Hu Jintao to unveil Beijing's new policy towards Africa

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Chinese President Hu Jintao will unveil Beijing's new policy towards Africa in a speech to parliament in Gabon, where he is due to arrive on Sunday on the second leg of a three-nation tour of the continent.

Hu, who is due to travel here from Egypt, will on Monday give a speech to Gabon's National Assembly which "will be directed at all of Africa" and will outline "China's new policy towards" the continent, said Ambassador Fan Zhenshui.

"We have entered a new era, the 21st century, and Chinese leaders have changed," said the ambassador.

"There will certainly be changes in the broader picture of cooperation between China and Africa," said Fan.

The main thrust of cooperation will remain "the promotion of economic development in African countries."

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