China’s Wen to Spur Investment, Tap Resources in Southeast Asia
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao starts a four-day tour of Southeast Asia today during which agreements to spur investment and tap the region’s natural resources are expected to be sealed.
Wen will witness as many as eight deals on the first leg of his trip in Malaysia, spanning the economy, infrastructure and education, Foreign Ministry official Hu Zhengyue told reporters in Beijing on April 21. Agreements on plantations, coal and banking will be signed in Indonesia, Hu said.