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Chinese president to sign Peru trade deal

By Naomi Mapstone in Lima

Published: November 18 2008 17:44 | Last updated: November 18 2008 17:44

When Hu Jintao, China’s president, touches down in Lima on Wednesday, he will be accompanied by the biggest delegation of this year’s Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation forum.

Twelve ministers and almost 600 business leaders and support staff are escorting the Chinese premier, who is poised to sign a bilateral trade agreement with Peru that could see China overtake the US as the Andean nation’s top trading partner.

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