| Madagascan president Marc Ravalomanana arrived here on
Friday morning for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.
A total of 48 African countries that have diplomatic
relations with China are to participate in the two-day summit, which is
scheduled to start on Nov. 4.
Marc Ravalomanana visited China in 2004 and he also
paid a working visit with a business promotion delegation to Hong Kong in April.
China and Madagascar established diplomatic relations
on Nov. 6,1972. Bilateral trade amounted to 197 million U.S. dollars in
2005. | 
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