Angola's infrastructure is being given a makeover by Beijing
Relations between Angola and China are steaming ahead, despite
the wishful thinking of some Western diplomats. China's Prime
Minister Wen Jiabao visited Luanda on 23 June and signed
an agreement for an extra credit line to fund reconstruction and
development projects; Angolan sources say it will involve more
than the US$2 billion oil-backed credit line extended in 2004
by China's Exim Bank. The new agreement is to finance construction
of a new Luanda international airport and to continue rehabilitation
of the Benguela and Namibe rail lines, and several main roads.
China will also send a medical team and construct an institute
of international relations in Luanda....
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