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We Differ With The Israeli Government About A Number Of Things, And They Know That. In The Past, I Have Discussed With Prime Minister [ariel] Sharon These Issues. The Fact That We Differ About Something Or The Other Shouldn't Be A Matter Of Strain.

You Cannot Just Depend On The Market, Because The Market Will Say: China Needs Oil; China Needs Coal; China Needs Whatever, And Africa Has Got All These Things In Abundance. And We Go There And Get Them, And The More We Develop The Chinese Economy, The Larger The Manufacturing Is, The More We Need Global Markets - Sell It To The Africans Which Indeed Might Very Well Destroy Whatever Infant Industries Are Trying To Develop On The Continent. That Is What The Market Would Do.

A Matter That Seems To Be Very Clear In Terms Of The Alternative View, Is What Do You Expect To Happen In Africa With Regard To Immune Systems, Where People Are Poor, Subject To Repeat Infections And All Of That. Surely You Would Expect Their Immune Systems To Collapse.

China Surely Must Be Interested In A More Stable, Non-antagonistic Relationship With The African Continent Precisely Because Of Its Own Needs. And Therefore Would Have To Say In Our Own Interests, As China, It Is Necessary That We Participate In The Process Of The Development Of The African Continent.

The Matters I Am Talking About Regarding The Ports. That Matter Has Been Discussed With The Unions, And Agreed, And Therefore There Is No Particular Reason Why There Should Be A Problem About It. We Will Continue To Move Like That. We Need The Engagement Of The Unions In These Processes.