摘要
China and the East African country of Tanzania may be distant from one another in geographical terms but ever since they established diplomatic relations in 1964, they have maintained a sound and stable partnership, both politically and economically. Sources from the Ministry of Commerce of China say that bilateral trade between the two countries in the first nine months of 2006 hit $390 million, up 12 percent year on year. According to the African Economic Outlook 2006/2007 released by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Shanghai in May, Tanzania is among the fastest growing countries in East Africa. On May 16, Abdisalaam Issa Khatibu, Deputy Minister for Finance of Tanzania, shared his views on Sino-Tanzanian relations and the role of AfDB with Beijing Review reporter Ni Yanshuo at the AfDB 2007 annual meeting in Shanghai.
China and the East African country of Tanzania may be distant from one another in geographical terms but ever since they established diplomatic relations in 1964, they have maintained a sound and stable partnership, both politically and economically. Sources from the Ministry of Commerce of China say that bilateral trade between the two countries in the first nine months of 2006 hit $390 million, up 12 percent year on year. According to the African Economic Outlook 2006/2007 released by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Shanghai in May, Tanzania is among the fastest growing countries in East Africa. On May 16, Abdisalaam Issa Khatibu, Deputy Minister for Finance of Tanzania, shared his views on Sino-Tanzanian relations and the role of AfDB with Beijing Review reporter Ni Yanshuo at the AfDB 2007 annual meeting in Shanghai.
