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Luanda's oil lifeline

Economic relations between Luanda and Beijing are getting even closer as Angola struggles with mounting debts while China becomes more dependent on Angolan oil. In mid-August, Finance Minister Carlos Alberto Lopes submitted a revised 2010 budget to Parliament with smaller spending targets, reduced growth predictions (from 9.7% to 6.7%) and warnings about debt rising by US$3.2 billion to $31.5 bn....

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