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| African
Union leaders inaugurated a new US$200m headquarters, paid for by China. The
complex in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is a symbol of China's rapidly
changing role in the region as it turns increasingly to Africa to satisfy its
appetite for natural resources. AP |
China has denied reports
by French newspaper Le Monde that it has been spying on the African Union (AU)
headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.