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Xi meets president of Equatorial Guinea

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China’s “win friends and influence countries” campaign in Africa rolls on.
On Tuesday, Xi Jinping met with the President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, in Beijing.
Not-so-fun fact: Obiang has ruled Equatorial Guinea since 1979.

The country has one of the world’s worst human ri...