Namibia: The Chinese 'Charm' Offensive

CHINESE President Hu Jintao's third visit to Africa is well oiled with promises of preferential loans worth an estimated N$22 billion over the next three years for those countries that support its 'One China' policy and do not recognise Taiwan as an independent state.

Hu, who arrives in Namibia today, took office in 2003.

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