China's Hu heads to Saudi Arabia, Africa

Chinese President Hu Jintao left Tuesday for a week-long tour of Saudi Arabia and Africa, state media reported, with the government eager to show the trip is about more than securing energy sources. Hu was heading first to Saudi Arabia, China's biggest source of oil imports, Xinhua news

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