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LV Aircraft taxiing in
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SCU Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria arrives at airport
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SV Chinese delegation descend aircraft steps led by Fang Yi, greeted by Nigerian officials
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SV Party leaving tarmac
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CU INTERIOR Officials in conference room (2 shots)
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SCU Chinese Minister Fang Yi speaks in Chinese with interpretation in English
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"This time we have come to discuss some matters of common concern to our two countries with some Nigerian departments concerned. We have also come to sign some documents. And we have come also for the purpose to learn from the Nigerian people because we know that the Nigerian people under the leadership of His Excellency General Yakubu Gowan make much progress."




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Background: A delegation of officials from The People's Republic of China arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, on Thursday (2 November). The ten-man party will spend ten days touring the country and discussing trading possibilities. On Friday, the two nations signed and economic and technical co-operation agreement, signatories being Dr Adebayo Adedeji, the Federal Commissioner for Economic Development and Reconstruction, and Mr Fang Yi, China's Minister of Economic Relations with Foreign Countries, who led the delegation. The Chinese ambassador in Nigeria, Mr Yank Chi-Liang, was deputy leader. Other members included Mr Cheng Fei (Departmental Director, Ministry of Economic relations with Foreign Countries); Mr Wen Yeh-Chan (Deputy Director of the Department of African Affairs) and Mr Wang Ming-Chun (Deputy Departmental Manager, Ministry of Foreign Trade).

Mr Fang Yi's arrival speech was made in Chinese and translated into English. He said: