November 2006, at the China Africa Cooperation Forum Beijing summit, Chinese President Hu Jintao announced in the next 3 years, the construction of 3 to 5 Foreign Economic and trade cooperation zones in Africa". In February 2007, the first China Africa economic and trade cooperation zone in Zambia inaugurated. To the end of 2011, China has in Zambia, Egypt, Mauritius, Nigeria, Ethiopia five established six economic and trade cooperation zone, has become an important part of China is the construction of the 16 national cooperation zones overseas and the economic and trade cooperation zone as a whole is running good, economic and social benefit has been initially apparent.
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