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01/10/2006:

"Bolivia's Morales makes China overture"

BEIJING -- Bolivia's president elect invited energy-hungry China on Sunday to help develop his country's vast gas reserves after his government carries out plans to nationalize them.

Evo Morales' visit to China comes amid a campaign by Beijing to develop ties with nations throughout Latin America as new sources of fuel, raw materials and new markets for its export dynamo.
seattlepi.nwsource.com